If You Monitor Jupiter's Atmosphere and You See a Storm

question 51

Multiple Choice

If you monitor Jupiter's atmosphere and you see a storm move from a longitude of 60° west to a longitude of 80° west over 6 days,what is the wind speed at this storm's latitude on Jupiter? Note that these positions are measured on a coordinate system that rotates with the planet's interior.(The radius of Jupiter is 7.2 × 10⁴ km.)

• A) 700 m/s
• B) 300 m/s
• C) 100 m/s
• D) 50 m/s

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NAD+

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme found in all living cells that is involved in redox reactions, carrying electrons from one reaction to another.

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Adenosine Triphosphate, a molecule that stores and transfers energy within cells for metabolism.

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