Exam 18: The Outer Solar System

Nereid's orbit is peculiar in that it is highly elliptical.

Describe the belt-zone circulation on Jupiter.

____________ are Kuiper belt objects that are in a 3:2 resonance orbit with the orbit of Neptune.

As a moon in a very elliptical orbit moves closer to and then farther from a planet, gravity flexes the moon with tides, and friction heats the interior. This process is referred to as

Liquid metallic hydrogen is found in the interior(s) of

In the visual wavelength image above, one moon is circled and is compared with the size of Earth. That moon is named Io.

The rings of Uranus were discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

As shown in the above graph, Jupiter's temperature profile is warmer than Saturn's and Saturn's temperature profile is at lower altitudes than Jupiter's.

The narrowness of the rings of Uranus and Neptune is believed to be caused by

Saturn is less dense than Jupiter.

Pluto is both a KBO and a dwarf planet.

The one object in the solar system suspected of having a semi-liquid on its surface is ____________.

Jupiter radiates less heat than it absorbs from the Sun.

____________ in Saturn's rings is/are produced by the gravitational interaction of Mimas with the particles in the rings and appears as a large ____________ in the rings.

Belts and zones are clouds that wrap around the entire planet.

Of all the terrestrial and Jovian worlds, Jupiter has the largest magnetic field and thus the largest magnetosphere.

What do astronomers think is the cause of the active volcanism occurring on Jupiter's moon Io?

What theories have been proposed to explain the many ringlets in Saturn's rings?

Which moon of Neptune has a thin atmosphere and frosty polar caps?

The magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune are peculiar in that they are