Multiple Choice
The Roche Limit is reached when:
A) the internal pressure of a gas giant planet is enough to compress its core.
B) ring particles closest to a planet fall into its atmosphere.
C) the tidal stress becomes greater than the surface gravity.
D) a ring particle reaches escape velocity.
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