Question 1

Pluto was discovered by Percival Lowell in 1930.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which is a unique feature of Pluto's satellite, Charon, standing out from most other satellites?

Accepted Answer

A)  has an atmosphere 
B)  tidally locked to Pluto 
C)  mostly composed of rock 
D)  its surface is composed of methane ice 
E)  orbits in the plane of Pluto's equator 
A)  has an atmosphere 
B)  tidally locked to Pluto 
C)  mostly composed of rock 
D)  its surface is composed of methane ice 
E)  orbits in the plane of Pluto's equator

Question 3

Which is a characteristic of dwarf planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  They possess an asymmetrical or irregular shape. 
B)  Their orbit is highly elliptical and far from the Sun. 
C)  They must reside within the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud. 
D)  They have insufficient gravitational pull to clear their neighborhood. 
E)  They cross the orbit of other planets during its own revolution. 
A)  They possess an asymmetrical or irregular shape. 
B)  Their orbit is highly elliptical and far from the Sun. 
C)  They must reside within the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud. 
D)  They have insufficient gravitational pull to clear their neighborhood. 
E)  They cross the orbit of other planets during its own revolution.

Question 4

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which spacecraft was the first to photograph Uranus in 1986?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hubble Space Telescope 
B)  Cassini-Huygens 
C)  Cassini-Huygens. 
D)  Voyager 2 
E)  New Horizons 
A)  Hubble Space Telescope 
B)  Cassini-Huygens 
C)  Cassini-Huygens. 
D)  Voyager 2 
E)  New Horizons

Question 6

Many of the Kuiper belt objects, including Pluto, are caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune.

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

How were the rings of Uranus discovered?

Accepted Answer

The rings of Uranus were discovered in 1

Question 9

Which statement best describes the smaller moons of Uranus?

Accepted Answer

A)  bright, spherical bodies 
B)  bright, highly grooved surfaces 
C)  dark, icy worlds 
D)  dark, rocky worlds 
E)  dark, highly active worlds 
A)  bright, spherical bodies 
B)  bright, highly grooved surfaces 
C)  dark, icy worlds 
D)  dark, rocky worlds 
E)  dark, highly active worlds

Question 10

One year on Uranus is equivalent to _____ Earth years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One year on Uranus is equivalent to...

Question 11

Which of these celestial bodies is rocky with a thin atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ceres 
B)  Eris 
C)  Neptune 
D)  Uranus 
E)  Pluto 
A)  Ceres 
B)  Eris 
C)  Neptune 
D)  Uranus 
E)  Pluto

Question 12

Uranus has a liquid core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Uranus rotates _______________ degrees from the _______________ to its orbit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Uranus rotates _______________ degrees from the _______________...

Question 14

Titan is Neptune's largest satellite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are the clouds of Uranus composed of?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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 17

Are the ring particles of Uranus primordial?  Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The ring particles of Uranus do not last

Question 18

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rapid rotation of Uranus and its...

Question 19

Uranus rotates on an axis that is inclined 98.0° from the perpendicular to its orbit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What element dominates the ice on the surface of Pluto?

Accepted Answer

A)  methane 
B)  nitrogen 
C)  hydrogen 
D)  carbon monoxide 
E)  carbon dioxide 
A)  methane 
B)  nitrogen 
C)  hydrogen 
D)  carbon monoxide 
E)  carbon dioxide

Pluto was discovered by Percival Lowell in 1930.

Which is a unique feature of Pluto's satellite, Charon, standing out from most other satellites?

Which is a characteristic of dwarf planets?

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

Which spacecraft was the first to photograph Uranus in 1986?

Many of the Kuiper belt objects, including Pluto, are caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune.

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

How were the rings of Uranus discovered?

Which statement best describes the smaller moons of Uranus?

One year on Uranus is equivalent to _____ Earth years.

Which of these celestial bodies is rocky with a thin atmosphere?

Uranus has a liquid core.

Uranus rotates _ degrees from the _ to its orbit.

Titan is Neptune's largest satellite.

What are the clouds of Uranus composed of?

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

Are the ring particles of Uranus primordial? Why or why not?

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

Uranus rotates on an axis that is inclined 98.0° from the perpendicular to its orbit.

What element dominates the ice on the surface of Pluto?

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Exam 15: Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Pluto was discovered by Percival Lowell in 1930.

Which is a unique feature of Pluto's satellite, Charon, standing out from most other satellites?

Which is a characteristic of dwarf planets?

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

Which spacecraft was the first to photograph Uranus in 1986?

Many of the Kuiper belt objects, including Pluto, are caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune.

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

How were the rings of Uranus discovered?

Which statement best describes the smaller moons of Uranus?

One year on Uranus is equivalent to _____ Earth years.

Which of these celestial bodies is rocky with a thin atmosphere?

Uranus has a liquid core.

Uranus rotates _______________ degrees from the _______________ to its orbit.

Titan is Neptune's largest satellite.

What are the clouds of Uranus composed of?

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

Are the ring particles of Uranus primordial? Why or why not?

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

Uranus rotates on an axis that is inclined 98.0° from the perpendicular to its orbit.

What element dominates the ice on the surface of Pluto?

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A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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Uranus rotates _ degrees from the _ to its orbit.