Question 1

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 2

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 3

Which Uranian satellite appears to have been the most geologically active?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titania 
B)  Ariel 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Umbriel 
E)  Oberon 
A)  Titania 
B)  Ariel 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Umbriel 
E)  Oberon

Question 4

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 5

The cycle of nitrogen at Triton's north pole resembles in some ways the cycle of carbon dioxide on _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cycle of nitrogen at Triton's north...

Question 6

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

Accepted Answer

Uranus rotates on an axis that is tipped

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: Its orbit is highly elliptical around the Sun.
It may have diamonds falling from its sky.
Its moon has a density similar to its own.
It is a dwarf planet found in the asteroid belt.
It is the planet with the longest orbital period in the Solar System
Its discovery led the IAU to generate a classification of dwarf planets.
It has five large moons.
It is "tipped on its side".
Its ring system consists of boulder-size objects.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Charon and Eris and Neptune and Ceres is...

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

What is unique about Pluto's orbit?

Accepted Answer

A)  high eccentricity 
B)  its length shifts over time 
C)  the longest orbital period 
D)  eccentricity is zero 
E)  overlaps the orbit of Uranus 
A)  high eccentricity 
B)  its length shifts over time 
C)  the longest orbital period 
D)  eccentricity is zero 
E)  overlaps the orbit of Uranus

Question 12

Uranus is less dense than Saturn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What characteristic of Uranus makes it stand out from all the other Jovian planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  the farthest planet from the Sun 
B)  r otates on its side 
C)  has the longest orbital period 
D)  Its moon is the same size as the planet 
E)  atmosphere contains methane 
A)  the farthest planet from the Sun 
B)  r otates on its side 
C)  has the longest orbital period 
D)  Its moon is the same size as the planet 
E)  atmosphere contains methane

Question 14

What kind of activity does the surface of Triton experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  nitrogen geysers 
B)  sulfur-based volcanoes 
C)  carbon dioxide geysers 
D)  methane ice tectonics 
E)  liquid nitrogen lava flows 
A)  nitrogen geysers 
B)  sulfur-based volcanoes 
C)  carbon dioxide geysers 
D)  methane ice tectonics 
E)  liquid nitrogen lava flows

Question 15

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 16

What was Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

Accepted Answer

Neptune's Great Dark Spot was located in

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The rings of Uranus were discovered during a(n) _______________ when Uranus crossed in front of a star.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rings of Uranus were discovered during...

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

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

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

Which Uranian satellite appears to have been the most geologically active?

Which spacecraft was the first to photograph Uranus in 1986?

The cycle of nitrogen at Triton's north pole resembles in some ways the cycle of carbon dioxide on _______________.

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

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

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

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 is unique about Pluto's orbit?

Uranus is less dense than Saturn.

What characteristic of Uranus makes it stand out from all the other Jovian planets?

What kind of activity does the surface of Triton experience?

What is a unique geologic feature of Miranda?

What was Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

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

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

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

The rings of Uranus were discovered during a(n) _______________ when Uranus crossed in front of a star.

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