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by mangomangodolly » Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:45 am
Scientists hope that studying the huge thunderclouds revealed in recent pictures of Jupiter will help them unravel one of the strangest mysteries of the solar system: which is why planetary winds are stronger the further a planet is from the Sun.

A. which is why planetary winds are stronger the further a planet is from the Sun
B. which is, why planetary winds are stronger if a planet is further from the Sun
C. why planetary winds are stronger the further a planet is from the Sun
D. why, the further a planet is from the Sun, its planetary winds are stronger
E. why, if a planet is further from the Sun, planetary winds are stronger
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by The Iceman » Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:36 am
Ideally none of the options is correct since, given the context, the right word to be used should be 'farther' and not 'further'.

But fitting 'farther' in the options, option C looks the most promising.

btw: what is the source of this problem?
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by Sapana » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:03 pm
Further should be Farther... C looks promising to me..
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