Some jovian storms such as Jupiter's Great Red Spot have been observed to last for years to decades. The reason why these large storms live so long s not well understood, but astronomers have begun to monitor these storms more closely with spacecraft and have discovered some common properties among them. Which of the following properties does contribute to the longevity of large jovian storms? A. Large size of storms B. Lack of a rocky surface to dissipate storm energy C. Ability to feed on smaller storms through mergers D. Association with opposing high-speed wind flows E. Atmosphere composed mainly of hydrogen and helium

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Guillermo Jackson

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27 October, 11:01

Some jovian storms such as Jupiter's Great Red Spot have been observed to last for years to decades. The reason why these large storms live so long s not well understood, but astronomers have begun to monitor these storms more closely with spacecraft and have discovered some common properties among them. Which of the following properties does contribute to the longevity of large jovian storms? A. Large size of storms B. Lack of a rocky surface to dissipate storm energy C. Ability to feed on smaller storms through mergers D. Association with opposing high-speed wind flows E. Atmosphere composed mainly of hydrogen and helium

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Kelvin Pacheco · Answer 1

E. Atmosphere composed mainly of hydrogen and helium

Explanation:

As the Jovian planets are gas giants they are composed of the high-speed atmospheric flows, hosted by rapidly rotating planet. They have dense volumes of gas and are filled with the hydrogen and the helium gases and huge gravitation potential allows them to have large storms and have thick bands of clouds and also being far located from the sun they have retained their atmosphere for long periods.