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Why is Io so volcanically active?Group of answer choicestidal heating with JupiterIt's notIts a very hot moonplate tectonics

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Why is Io so volcanically active?

  • Group of answer choices:
    • tidal heating with Jupiter
    • It's not
    • Its a very hot moon
    • plate tectonics
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Io, one of Jupiter's largest moons, is so volcanically active due to tidal heating. This is a process where the gravitational pull of Jupiter, along with its other moons, causes the interior of Io to heat up. This heat is then released through volcanic eruptions. This process is continuous because Io's orbit around Jupiter is elliptical, not circular, which means the gravitational pull varies, causing constant flexing and heating inside Io. This is different from plate tectonics on Earth, where the crust is divided into several large plates that move and interact, causing volcanic activity. Io's volcanic activity is not due to it being a very hot moon inherently, but rather this constant process of tidal heating.

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