Question 1

The rapid rotation and large size of Jupiter causes _______________ in its atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

belt-zone circulatio

Question 2

Which is a distinguishing characteristic of the Jovian planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jovian planets are rocky. 
B)  Jovian planets are geologically inactive. 
C)  Jovian planets have rings. 
D)  Jovian planets have only one or two moons. 
E)  Jovian planets have high albedos. 
A)  Jovian planets are rocky. 
B)  Jovian planets are geologically inactive. 
C)  Jovian planets have rings. 
D)  Jovian planets have only one or two moons. 
E)  Jovian planets have high albedos.

Question 3

Which of the Jovian planets has a giant circulating storm that called the Great Red Spot that has lasted for centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pluto 
B)  Uranus 
C)  Neptune 
D)  Saturn 
E)  Jupiter 
A)  Pluto 
B)  Uranus 
C)  Neptune 
D)  Saturn 
E)  Jupiter

Question 4

What is the composition of Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly carbon dioxide and methane 
B)  mostly methane 
C)  mostly helium and carbon dioxide 
D)  mostly nitrogen 
E)  mostly hydrogen and helium 
A)  mostly carbon dioxide and methane 
B)  mostly methane 
C)  mostly helium and carbon dioxide 
D)  mostly nitrogen 
E)  mostly hydrogen and helium

Question 5

What two unusual processes does Ganymede experience and why?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede is exposed to two unusual proce

Question 6

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter's atmosphere is a very thin laye

Question 7

The large circular or oval spots seen in Jupiter's clouds are circulating _______________ that have remained stable for centuries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The large circular or oval spots seen...

Question 8

The rings of Saturn are created from and controlled by the planet's moons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because they are large and orbit close to their parent planet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because...

Question 10

What element makes up Io's thin atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  sulfur 
B)  hydrogen 
C)  helium 
D)  carbon dioxide 
E)  methane 
A)  sulfur 
B)  hydrogen 
C)  helium 
D)  carbon dioxide 
E)  methane

Question 11

The evidence of forward scattering from Jupiter's rings indicates the rings are mostly made up of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  tiny dust particles 
B)  tiny ice particles 
C)  large rocks 
D)  large chunks of ice 
E)  liquid droplets 
A)  tiny dust particles 
B)  tiny ice particles 
C)  large rocks 
D)  large chunks of ice 
E)  liquid droplets

Question 12

Which statement best describes the surface of Europa?

Accepted Answer

A)  dark and dirty ice, heavily pocked with craters 
B)  old and dark on some portion, but cratered with a young bright grooved terrain 
C)  icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath 
D)  covered in active sulfur-based volcanoes 
E)  mostly water ice mixed with methane 
A)  dark and dirty ice, heavily pocked with craters 
B)  old and dark on some portion, but cratered with a young bright grooved terrain 
C)  icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath 
D)  covered in active sulfur-based volcanoes 
E)  mostly water ice mixed with methane

Question 13

Only Jupiter and Saturn have rings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the ring system of Saturn.

Accepted Answer

The brilliant rings of Saturn are made u

Question 15

Scientists believe Saturn's moon Phoebe originated from a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  large impact on Titan broke off a piece 
B)  captured Kuiper belt object 
C)  captured asteroid from the asteroid belt 
D)  planetesimal that did not differentiate 
E)  Galilean moon with an orbit that crossed into Saturn's orbit 
A)  large impact on Titan broke off a piece 
B)  captured Kuiper belt object 
C)  captured asteroid from the asteroid belt 
D)  planetesimal that did not differentiate 
E)  Galilean moon with an orbit that crossed into Saturn's orbit

Question 16

Which of the Galilean moons is essentially a dirty, icy rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titan 
B)  Io 
C)  Ganymede 
D)  Phoebe 
E)  Callisto 
A)  Titan 
B)  Io 
C)  Ganymede 
D)  Phoebe 
E)  Callisto

Question 17

The gravitational effects of _______________ can confine some rings in narrow strands or keep the edges of rings sharp.

Accepted Answer

shepherd s

Question 18

Saturn's rings may have been formed when a small moon or icy planetesimal came within Saturn's _______________ and tides pulled it apart.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Saturn's rings may have been formed when...

Question 19

What is the effect when the pressure and temperature are higher than the critical point of an element?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a rapid boiling of the element that dissipates quickly into a gas. 
B)  There is no difference between the gaseous and liquid state of that element. 
C)  There is no difference between the solid and gaseous state of that element. 
D)  There is a instant freezing of that element into a solid. 
E)  There is a conversion of that element into a metal. 
A)  There is a rapid boiling of the element that dissipates quickly into a gas. 
B)  There is no difference between the gaseous and liquid state of that element. 
C)  There is no difference between the solid and gaseous state of that element. 
D)  There is a instant freezing of that element into a solid. 
E)  There is a conversion of that element into a metal.

Question 20

The composition of Jupiter is much like the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The composition of Jupiter is much like...

Exam 23: Jupiter and Saturn

The rapid rotation and large size of Jupiter causes _______________ in its atmosphere.

Which is a distinguishing characteristic of the Jovian planets?

Which of the Jovian planets has a giant circulating storm that called the Great Red Spot that has lasted for centuries?

What is the composition of Jupiter?

What two unusual processes does Ganymede experience and why?

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

The large circular or oval spots seen in Jupiter's clouds are circulating _______________ that have remained stable for centuries.

The rings of Saturn are created from and controlled by the planet's moons.

The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because they are large and orbit close to their parent planet.

What element makes up Io's thin atmosphere?

The evidence of forward scattering from Jupiter's rings indicates the rings are mostly made up of what?

Which statement best describes the surface of Europa?

Only Jupiter and Saturn have rings.

Describe the ring system of Saturn.

Scientists believe Saturn's moon Phoebe originated from a ____.

Which of the Galilean moons is essentially a dirty, icy rock?

The gravitational effects of _______________ can confine some rings in narrow strands or keep the edges of rings sharp.

Saturn's rings may have been formed when a small moon or icy planetesimal came within Saturn's _______________ and tides pulled it apart.

What is the effect when the pressure and temperature are higher than the critical point of an element?

The composition of Jupiter is much like the _______________.

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