Question 1

Saturn has fewer, but stronger winds than Jupiter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Saturn radiates 1.8 times as much energy as it receives from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which statement best describes the surface of Ganymede?

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 4

While Jupiter and Saturn may be mostly composed of liquid and gas, they each do have a thin crustal layer that acts like plastic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are found within Jupiter's _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are...

Question 6

Jupiter's moon Callisto has never fully differentiated, thus the moon has no _______________.

Accepted Answer

core,dense core,low-

Question 7

Some of the gaps in Saturn's rings, such as the Cassini Division, are caused by ____ with moons.

Accepted Answer

A)  tides 
B)  ripples 
C)  rotations 
D)  resonances 
E)  forward scattering 
A)  tides 
B)  ripples 
C)  rotations 
D)  resonances 
E)  forward scattering

Question 8

List the four Galilean moons and describe their unique characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Callisto: outermost of the moons, tidall

Question 9

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 10

Unlike most magnetic fields, Saturn's is not inclined to its _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unlike most magnetic fields, Saturn's is not...

Question 11

Only Jupiter and Saturn have rings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Even Jupiter and Saturn experience auroras like those on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Which best describes the surface of Callisto?

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 15

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Saturn's largest satellite is _______________....

Question 16

Enceladus orbits Saturn in a resonance with the larger moon Dione. Each time Dione orbits Saturn once, Enceladus orbits _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Enceladus orbits Saturn in a resonance with...

Question 17

Which statement best describes the surface of Io?

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 18

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 19

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter's atmosphere is a very thin laye

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

shepherd s

Exam 23: Jupiter and Saturn

Saturn has fewer, but stronger winds than Jupiter.

Saturn radiates 1.8 times as much energy as it receives from the Sun.

Which statement best describes the surface of Ganymede?

While Jupiter and Saturn may be mostly composed of liquid and gas, they each do have a thin crustal layer that acts like plastic.

The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are found within Jupiter's _______________.

Jupiter's moon Callisto has never fully differentiated, thus the moon has no _______________.

Some of the gaps in Saturn's rings, such as the Cassini Division, are caused by ____ with moons.

List the four Galilean moons and describe their unique characteristics.

Which statement best describes the surface of Europa?

Unlike most magnetic fields, Saturn's is not inclined to its _______________.

Only Jupiter and Saturn have rings.

Even Jupiter and Saturn experience auroras like those on Earth.

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

Which best describes the surface of Callisto?

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

Enceladus orbits Saturn in a resonance with the larger moon Dione. Each time Dione orbits Saturn once, Enceladus orbits _______________.

Which statement best describes the surface of Io?

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

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

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

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