Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

regular

Question 2

What actually "controls" Saturn's rings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saturn's magnetic field 
B)  Saturn's tidal heating 
C)  Saturn's moons 
D)  Saturn's rapid rotation 
E)  Saturn's metallic core 
A)  Saturn's magnetic field 
B)  Saturn's tidal heating 
C)  Saturn's moons 
D)  Saturn's rapid rotation 
E)  Saturn's metallic core C

Question 3

Which is a characteristic of irregular satellites?

Accepted Answer

A)  prograde rotation 
B)  orbit closely to parent planet 
C)  spherical shape 
D)  highly inclined orbit 
E)  relatively large in size 
A)  prograde rotation 
B)  orbit closely to parent planet 
C)  spherical shape 
D)  highly inclined orbit 
E)  relatively large in size D

Question 4

What evidence is there to prove Jupiter has a liquid interior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter is oblate 
B)  Jupiter rotates rapidly 
C)  Jupiter is tilted on its axis 
D)  Jupiter has a thin, hot atmosphere 
E)  Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field 
A)  Jupiter is oblate 
B)  Jupiter rotates rapidly 
C)  Jupiter is tilted on its axis 
D)  Jupiter has a thin, hot atmosphere 
E)  Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field

Question 5

Even Jupiter and Saturn experience auroras like those on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

List the four Galilean moons and describe their unique characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Callisto: outermost of the moons, tidall

Question 8

The outermost planets in our Solar System are Jovian planets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which is Saturn's largest satellite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ganymede 
B)  Enceladus 
C)  Phoebe 
D)  Titan 
E)  Callisto 
A)  Ganymede 
B)  Enceladus 
C)  Phoebe 
D)  Titan 
E)  Callisto

Question 10

Describe the ring system of Saturn.

Accepted Answer

The brilliant rings of Saturn are made u

Question 11

Which of the Jovian planets has a giant circulating storm that called the Great Red Spot that has lasted for centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pluto 
B)  Uranus 
C)  Neptune 
D)  Saturn 
E)  Jupiter 
A)  Pluto 
B)  Uranus 
C)  Neptune 
D)  Saturn 
E)  Jupiter

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: Unlike other satellites, it has a thick atmosphere.
It is the largest planet in the Solar System.
Its average density is just 0.69 g/cm S1U1P1 3 S1S1P0 ,
Its satellites were discovered by Galileo.
It reflects 90 percent of the sunlight that hits it.
It is the largest moon in the Solar System.
It has more than 150 active volcanoes on its surface.
It has a liquid water ocean just below its icy surface.
Its rings were discovered by Galileo.
It never experienced planet differentiation.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Saturn and Callisto and Titan and Ganymede is...

Question 13

What action is responsible for the heating of Saturn's interior?

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid rotation on its axis 
B)  zero inclination to its axis of rotation 
C)  convection currents of liquid hydrogen 
D)  falling droplets of helium releasing energy 
E)  rising magma from hot spots found on its surface 
A)  rapid rotation on its axis 
B)  zero inclination to its axis of rotation 
C)  convection currents of liquid hydrogen 
D)  falling droplets of helium releasing energy 
E)  rising magma from hot spots found on its surface

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

core,dense core,low-

Question 15

Jupiter's _______________ shows that the planet cannot be as rigid as a Terrestrial planet.

Accepted Answer

flattened shape,flat

Question 16

Which statement describes a unique characteristic of Saturn?

Accepted Answer

A)  The density is so low it could float on water. 
B)  The core temperature is hotter than the interior of the Sun. 
C)  The rings are made up of ice from broken up comets 
D)  The largest planet within the Solar System. 
E)  The atmosphere is mostly made up of helium and methane. 
A)  The density is so low it could float on water. 
B)  The core temperature is hotter than the interior of the Sun. 
C)  The rings are made up of ice from broken up comets 
D)  The largest planet within the Solar System. 
E)  The atmosphere is mostly made up of helium and methane.

Question 17

The composition of Jupiter is much like the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The composition of Jupiter is much like...

Question 18

The interior of Jupiter is mostly liquid helium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What two unusual processes does Ganymede experience and why?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede is exposed to two unusual proce

Question 20

Which is a distinguishing characteristic of the Jovian planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jovian planets are rocky. 
B)  Jovian planets are geologically inactive. 
C)  Jovian planets have rings. 
D)  Jovian planets have only one or two moons. 
E)  Jovian planets have high albedos. 
A)  Jovian planets are rocky. 
B)  Jovian planets are geologically inactive. 
C)  Jovian planets have rings. 
D)  Jovian planets have only one or two moons. 
E)  Jovian planets have high albedos.

Exam 23: Jupiter and Saturn

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

What actually "controls" Saturn's rings?

Which is a characteristic of irregular satellites?

What evidence is there to prove Jupiter has a liquid interior?

Even Jupiter and Saturn experience auroras like those on Earth.

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

List the four Galilean moons and describe their unique characteristics.

The outermost planets in our Solar System are Jovian planets.

Which is Saturn's largest satellite?

Describe the ring system of Saturn.

Which of the Jovian planets has a giant circulating storm that called the Great Red Spot that has lasted for centuries?

What action is responsible for the heating of Saturn's interior?

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

Jupiter's _______________ shows that the planet cannot be as rigid as a Terrestrial planet.

Which statement describes a unique characteristic of Saturn?

The composition of Jupiter is much like the _______________.

The interior of Jupiter is mostly liquid helium.

What two unusual processes does Ganymede experience and why?

Which is a distinguishing characteristic of the Jovian planets?

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