Exam 18: The Outer Solar System
Exam 1: Here and Now97 Questions
Exam 2: A Users Guide to the Sky116 Questions
Exam 3: Cycles of the Sun and Moon154 Questions
Exam 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy144 Questions
Exam 5: Light and Telescopes156 Questions
Exam 6: Atoms and Spectra125 Questions
Exam 7: The Sun146 Questions
Exam 8: The Family of Stars190 Questions
Exam 9: The Formation and Structure of Stars136 Questions
Exam 10: The Deaths of Stars128 Questions
Exam 11: Neutron Stars and Black Holes99 Questions
Exam 12: The Milky Way Galaxy117 Questions
Exam 13: Galaxies: Normal and Active151 Questions
Exam 14: Modern Cosmology112 Questions
Exam 15: Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets104 Questions
Exam 16: Earth and Moon: Bases for Comparative Planetology98 Questions
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Exam 18: The Outer Solar System137 Questions
Exam 19: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets91 Questions
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Compared to Jupiter, Saturn's water, ammonia hydrosulfide, and ammonia clouds are at a ____________ altitude and at a/the ____________ temperature as indicated in the above graph.

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The diagram below shows a cross section of the interior of Uranus. Which of the regions do current computer models suggest is composed primarily of partly solid water? The lowest pressure regions will be gaseous. 

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The ____________ was a large cyclonic storm in the atmosphere of Neptune observed by Voyager 2.
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Volcanism is apparent on many objects in the solar system. However, volcanic activity is known to be currently occurring only on Earth and Jupiter's satellite____________.
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In the visual wavelength image shown above, the first moon on the left is known as ____________.

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As shown above, the solar wind is deflected around the _____________.

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Why is it believed that the rings of Saturn could not have formed just as the planet itself formed?
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Saturn's F ring and the rings of Uranus are similar in that
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The reddish particles in Jupiter's ring are less than 1 percent as reflective as Saturn's whiter particles. Saturn's ring particles are thought to be ____________while Jupiters are thought to be ____________.
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The red line in the above picture is pointing to which season for the northern hemisphere of Uranus?

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Using the above graph as your guide, explain which celestial bodies will retain NH3 in their atmosphere and which will not. Explain your choices by referring to the graph in your answer.

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The region of Jupiter that is responsible for the magnetic field is composed of ____________.
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Pluto is no longer classified as a planet; instead it is classified as a(n) ____________.
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