Question 1

Titan is Neptune's largest satellite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How were the rings of Uranus discovered?

Accepted Answer

The rings of Uranus were discovered in 1

Question 3

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is the largest of the five...

Question 4

Uranus has 10 large regular moons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which moon orbits Pluto?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ceres 
B)  Eris 
C)  Charon 
D)  Oberon 
E)  Triton 
A)  Ceres 
B)  Eris 
C)  Charon 
D)  Oberon 
E)  Triton

Question 6

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

From observations made of Uranus, scientists have discovered that belt-zone circulation is dominated by what planetary characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  rotation 
B)  orbital period 
C)  direction of sunlight 
D)  atmospheric elements 
E)  interior heating 
A)  rotation 
B)  orbital period 
C)  direction of sunlight 
D)  atmospheric elements 
E)  interior heating

Question 9

Uranus appears blue to us because blue photons are absorbed into the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

The ring particles of Uranus do not last

Question 12

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 13

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 14

Uranus's moon Miranda is marked by oval patterns of grooves known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Uranus's moon Miranda is marked by oval...

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

Any celestial body caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune is classified as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  neptunite 
B)  plutino 
C)  Plutonian satellite 
D)  asteroid 
E)  Kuiper belt objects 
A)  neptunite 
B)  plutino 
C)  Plutonian satellite 
D)  asteroid 
E)  Kuiper belt objects

Question 20

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...

Exam 24: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Kuiper Belt

Titan is Neptune's largest satellite.

How were the rings of Uranus discovered?

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

Uranus has 10 large regular moons.

Which moon orbits Pluto?

Neptune has a methane-rich atmosphere.

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

From observations made of Uranus, scientists have discovered that belt-zone circulation is dominated by what planetary characteristic?

Uranus appears blue to us because blue photons are absorbed into the atmosphere.

Which is a unique characteristic of Neptune's atmosphere?

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

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

What spacecraft will visit Pluto in 2015?

Uranus's moon Miranda is marked by oval patterns of grooves known as _______________.

What element dominates the ice on the surface of Pluto?

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

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

What is unusual about the magnetosphere of Uranus?

Any celestial body caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune is classified as a(n) ____.

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

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

Astrobiology

Earth- the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets

Astrobiology

Filters