Question 1

What is unusual about the magnetosphere of Uranus?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is extremely small for the size of the planet. 
B)  It can only trap a limited number of radiation particles. 
C)  It has a corkscrew shape. 
D)  Its poles are reversed. 
E)  It has a bullet shape. 
A)  It is extremely small for the size of the planet. 
B)  It can only trap a limited number of radiation particles. 
C)  It has a corkscrew shape. 
D)  Its poles are reversed. 
E)  It has a bullet shape.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

Accepted Answer

Uranus rotates on an axis that is tipped

Question 4

Belt-zone circulation on Uranus is dominated by the rotation of the planet and not by the direction of sunlight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who discovered Pluto?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galileo Galilei 
B)  William Herschel 
C)  John Couch Adams 
D)  Percival Lowell 
E)  Clyde Tombaugh 
A)  Galileo Galilei 
B)  William Herschel 
C)  John Couch Adams 
D)  Percival Lowell 
E)  Clyde Tombaugh

Question 6

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman gods 
B)  Greek goddesses 
C)  characters of Shakespearean plays 
D)  characters of Tennessee Williams' plays 
E)  the Romanoff family children's names 
A)  Roman gods 
B)  Greek goddesses 
C)  characters of Shakespearean plays 
D)  characters of Tennessee Williams' plays 
E)  the Romanoff family children's names

Question 7

What evidence is there that Titania underwent an active geological phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has no large craters on its surface and a network of faults. 
B)  It currently has active volcanoes on its surface. 
C)  It is covered in methane ice. 
D)  It has a very smooth and highly reflective surface. 
E)  It has a large rocky core surrounded by an icy mantle. 
A)  It has no large craters on its surface and a network of faults. 
B)  It currently has active volcanoes on its surface. 
C)  It is covered in methane ice. 
D)  It has a very smooth and highly reflective surface. 
E)  It has a large rocky core surrounded by an icy mantle.

Question 8

Dwarf planets grew large in the solar nebula but never became large enough to capture or eject other objects orbiting nearby.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What makes Neptune's moon Triton stand out from all the other large satellites in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

A)  originated as a comet 
B)  the most geologically active 
C)  the most reflective satellite 
D)  largest satellite in the Solar System 
E)  the only large satellite with a backward orbit 
A)  originated as a comet 
B)  the most geologically active 
C)  the most reflective satellite 
D)  largest satellite in the Solar System 
E)  the only large satellite with a backward orbit

Question 10

The interior of Uranus is hot such as the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a unique geologic feature of Miranda?

Accepted Answer

A)  faults 
B)  ovoids 
C)  lava flows 
D)  sinuous rilles 
E)  sulfur-based volcanoes 
A)  faults 
B)  ovoids 
C)  lava flows 
D)  sinuous rilles 
E)  sulfur-based volcanoes

Question 12

Pluto and Neptune orbit in _______________ with each other so they never come close together.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pluto and Neptune orbit in _______________ with...

Question 13

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

Accepted Answer

A)  old, dark and cratered with a younger surface marked by ovoids 
B)  dark, dirty ice heavily pocked with craters 
C)  an icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath it 
D)  an icy surface dominated by frozen nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide 
E)  an icy surface dominated by frozen methane with a liquid ocean beneath it 
A)  old, dark and cratered with a younger surface marked by ovoids 
B)  dark, dirty ice heavily pocked with craters 
C)  an icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath it 
D)  an icy surface dominated by frozen nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide 
E)  an icy surface dominated by frozen methane with a liquid ocean beneath it

Question 14

What spacecraft will visit Pluto in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cassini 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Voyager 
D)  Voyager 2 
E)  New Horizons 
A)  Cassini 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Voyager 
D)  Voyager 2 
E)  New Horizons

Question 15

Which is a unique characteristic of Neptune's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  a large number of counterclockwise circulating storms 
B)  variety of colors within the belt-zone circulation 
C)  winds blowing against the rotation of the planet 
D)  differential rotation of the atmosphere is slower than the interior 
E)  winds blow perpendicular to the planet, from north to south 
A)  a large number of counterclockwise circulating storms 
B)  variety of colors within the belt-zone circulation 
C)  winds blowing against the rotation of the planet 
D)  differential rotation of the atmosphere is slower than the interior 
E)  winds blow perpendicular to the planet, from north to south

Question 16

Which feature of Neptune's atmosphere has disappeared since the Voyager 2 fly-by?

Accepted Answer

A)  white methane clouds 
B)  Great Dark Spot 
C)  belt-zone circulation 
D)  Great Red Spot 
E)  its bluish hue 
A)  white methane clouds 
B)  Great Dark Spot 
C)  belt-zone circulation 
D)  Great Red Spot 
E)  its bluish hue

Question 17

How are dwarf planets different from planets?

Accepted Answer

According to the International Astronomi

Question 18

A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the Sun and is spherical, but not large enough to have the gravitational influence to clear away remaining objects orbiting nearby.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits...

Question 19

What was Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

Accepted Answer

Neptune's Great Dark Spot was located in

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The rings of Neptune are bright in forwa

What is unusual about the magnetosphere of Uranus?

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

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

Belt-zone circulation on Uranus is dominated by the rotation of the planet and not by the direction of sunlight.

Who discovered Pluto?

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

What evidence is there that Titania underwent an active geological phase?

Dwarf planets grew large in the solar nebula but never became large enough to capture or eject other objects orbiting nearby.

What makes Neptune's moon Triton stand out from all the other large satellites in the Solar System?

The interior of Uranus is hot such as the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn.

What is a unique geologic feature of Miranda?

Pluto and Neptune orbit in _______________ with each other so they never come close together.

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

What spacecraft will visit Pluto in 2015?

Which is a unique characteristic of Neptune's atmosphere?

Which feature of Neptune's atmosphere has disappeared since the Voyager 2 fly-by?

How are dwarf planets different from planets?

A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the Sun and is spherical, but not large enough to have the gravitational influence to clear away remaining objects orbiting nearby.

What was Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

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

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Exam 15: Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

What is unusual about the magnetosphere of Uranus?

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

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

Belt-zone circulation on Uranus is dominated by the rotation of the planet and not by the direction of sunlight.

Who discovered Pluto?

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

What evidence is there that Titania underwent an active geological phase?

Dwarf planets grew large in the solar nebula but never became large enough to capture or eject other objects orbiting nearby.

What makes Neptune's moon Triton stand out from all the other large satellites in the Solar System?

The interior of Uranus is hot such as the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn.

What is a unique geologic feature of Miranda?

Pluto and Neptune orbit in _______________ with each other so they never come close together.

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

What spacecraft will visit Pluto in 2015?

Which is a unique characteristic of Neptune's atmosphere?

Which feature of Neptune's atmosphere has disappeared since the Voyager 2 fly-by?

How are dwarf planets different from planets?

A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the Sun and is spherical, but not large enough to have the gravitational influence to clear away remaining objects orbiting nearby.

What was Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

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

Here and Now

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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