Jupiter Gives Back into Space Twice the Energy It Gets

question 93

Multiple Choice

Jupiter gives back into space twice the energy it gets from the distant Sun. Where is this energy coming from, for the most part?

• A) helium rain descending into its mantle and core
• B) the impact energy of comets like SL- 9
• C) the radioactive decay of U- 238 in its iron- rich core, just as with the Earth
• D) the combined tidal stress of all four large Galilean moons
• E) the slow escape of gravitational energy left from its formation

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Fixed Cost

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Total Cost

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A principle stating that as one adds more of a variable input to a fixed input, after a certain point, the additional output generated begins to decrease.