To Measure How Dense a Planet Is (To Know Whether

question 29

Multiple Choice

To measure how dense a planet is (to know whether it is made of rock or gas and liquid) they must be able to measure the planet's mass from the Doppler shift and

• A) the planet's temperature from its spectrum
• B) the planet's velocity (speed) toward or away from us
• C) the planet's radius using the transit method
• D) the planet's color from photographs
• E) whether the planet has rings around it or not

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