The Source of Intense Heating in the Interior of Jupiter's

question 134

Multiple Choice

The source of intense heating in the interior of Jupiter's moon Io causing continuous and intense volcanic activity is

• A) tidal flexing and distortion caused by Jupiter and the other large moons.
• B) heat released by continuous shrinkage after creation, transforming potential gravitational energy to heat.
• C) solar UV and visible radiation.
• D) frictional heating as the solar wind impacts on the moon surface.

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