The Eruptions Observed on Io Are Thought to MOST Clearly

question 194

Multiple Choice

The eruptions observed on Io are thought to MOST clearly resemble

• A) impacts, a side effect of the many asteroids and comets captured by Jupiter.
• B) geysers, where material is shot upward more or less continuously by the pressure of gas produced below the surface.
• C) terrestrial mid-ocean ridges, where upwelling molten rock pushes the crust apart.
• D) explosions, where material is thrown upward by a single burst and then falls back to the surface.

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