Some of the Gaps in Saturn's Rings, Such as the Cassini

question 12

Multiple Choice

Some of the gaps in Saturn's rings, such as the Cassini Division, are caused by ____ with moons.

• A) tides
• B) ripples
• C) rotations
• D) resonances
• E) forward scattering

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Matter

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Nitrogen

A chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7, essential for all living organisms as a constituent of proteins.

Synergistic Interaction

A situation where two or more substances or actions combine to produce a total effect greater than the sum of their individual effects.

Isotopes

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei.