Question 1

Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________...

Question 2

How are Neptune's rings different from the rings of Uranus?

Accepted Answer

The rings of Neptune are bright in forwa

Question 3

The _______________ on Uranus passes very near the planet's celestial poles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______________ on Uranus passes very near...

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: It has five large moons.
It is "tipped on its side".
It may have diamonds falling from its sky.
Its ring system consists of boulder-size objects.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Uranus and Pluto and Charon and Ceres is...

Question 5

What are the two largest moons of Neptune and what makes them peculiar objects in our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

The two largest moons, Triton and Nereid

Question 6

Neptune's magnetic field is likely generated by a conducting fluid mantle rather than its core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What evidence is there for scientists to believe Uranus has some internal heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  active volcanoes spewing methane gas and ash 
B)  convection in the fluid mantle driving the dynamo effect 
C)  a molten metallic core 
D)  craters on the surface that are small and filled by lava 
E)  a severe axis tilt leads to more absorption of heat from the Sun 
A)  active volcanoes spewing methane gas and ash 
B)  convection in the fluid mantle driving the dynamo effect 
C)  a molten metallic core 
D)  craters on the surface that are small and filled by lava 
E)  a severe axis tilt leads to more absorption of heat from the Sun

Question 8

What did Le Verrier and Adams do differently than Herschel when they discovered Neptune?

Accepted Answer

A)  found the planet by scanning thousands of photographic plates 
B)  found the planet by accident by simply searching the sky 
C)  applied the basic laws of physics to discover Neptune's position 
D)  applied a newly modified telescope to find the position of Neptune 
E)  witnessed the parallax of Neptune and calculated its position 
A)  found the planet by scanning thousands of photographic plates 
B)  found the planet by accident by simply searching the sky 
C)  applied the basic laws of physics to discover Neptune's position 
D)  applied a newly modified telescope to find the position of Neptune 
E)  witnessed the parallax of Neptune and calculated its position

Question 9

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How many moons have so far been discovered orbiting Uranus?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  15 
E)  30+ 
A)  1 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  15 
E)  30+

Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

How are Neptune's rings different from the rings of Uranus?

The _______________ on Uranus passes very near the planet's celestial poles.

What are the two largest moons of Neptune and what makes them peculiar objects in our Solar System?

Neptune's magnetic field is likely generated by a conducting fluid mantle rather than its core.

What evidence is there for scientists to believe Uranus has some internal heat?

What did Le Verrier and Adams do differently than Herschel when they discovered Neptune?

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

How many moons have so far been discovered orbiting Uranus?

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Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

How are Neptune's rings different from the rings of Uranus?

The _______________ on Uranus passes very near the planet's celestial poles.

What are the two largest moons of Neptune and what makes them peculiar objects in our Solar System?

Neptune's magnetic field is likely generated by a conducting fluid mantle rather than its core.

What evidence is there for scientists to believe Uranus has some internal heat?

What did Le Verrier and Adams do differently than Herschel when they discovered Neptune?

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

How many moons have so far been discovered orbiting Uranus?

Here and Now

A Users Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Interstellar Medium

Formation and Structure of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology

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