Question 1

Interstellar dust grains start the process of condensation in the early solar nebula.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Kuiper Belt is found where in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

A)  among the orbits of the terrestrial planets 
B)  beyond the orbit of Neptune 
C)  between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter 
D)  between the orbits of Jupiter and Uranus 
E)  sixty degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter 
A)  among the orbits of the terrestrial planets 
B)  beyond the orbit of Neptune 
C)  between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter 
D)  between the orbits of Jupiter and Uranus 
E)  sixty degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter

Question 3

Name three differences between terrestrials and jovian planets.

Accepted Answer

Terrestrials are smaller,dense

Question 4

What do Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 all have in common?

Accepted Answer

All four of them flew past Jupiter,and a

Question 5

Different temperatures within the solar nebula ultimately determined the compositions of the planets and their moons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Due to their great masses,all four jovian worlds are much denser than the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which spacecraft gave or is giving us our best information about Mercury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pioneer 10 
B)  Mariner 10 
C)  Voyager I 
D)  Viking 2 
E)  Messenger 
A)  Pioneer 10 
B)  Mariner 10 
C)  Voyager I 
D)  Viking 2 
E)  Messenger

Question 8

A successful theory of the formation of the solar system must explain:

Accepted Answer

A)  that all planets rotate in a prograde sense. 
B)  that all planets have elliptical orbits with high eccentricities. 
C)  the existence of the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Neptune. 
D)  that the inner planets have more hydrogen and helium in their atmospheres than do the outer planets. 
E)  all observed properties of the solar system. 
A)  that all planets rotate in a prograde sense. 
B)  that all planets have elliptical orbits with high eccentricities. 
C)  the existence of the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Neptune. 
D)  that the inner planets have more hydrogen and helium in their atmospheres than do the outer planets. 
E)  all observed properties of the solar system.

Question 9

At about the position of the Earth,in the early solar nebula,the temperature was about 1,000 K,cool enough for ________ to condense out of the gas.

Accepted Answer

silicates

Question 10

Contrast the densities of the terrestrial planets and comets.

Accepted Answer

Forming close to the Sun,terrestrials ar

Question 11

Water began condensing around 1 A.U.from the Sun,which is why Earth has so much water and Venus has almost none.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Interstellar dust grains start the process of condensation in the early solar nebula.

The Kuiper Belt is found where in the solar system?

Name three differences between terrestrials and jovian planets.

What do Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 all have in common?

Different temperatures within the solar nebula ultimately determined the compositions of the planets and their moons.

Due to their great masses,all four jovian worlds are much denser than the Earth.

Which spacecraft gave or is giving us our best information about Mercury?

A successful theory of the formation of the solar system must explain:

At about the position of the Earth,in the early solar nebula,the temperature was about 1,000 K,cool enough for ________ to condense out of the gas.

Contrast the densities of the terrestrial planets and comets.

Water began condensing around 1 A.U.from the Sun,which is why Earth has so much water and Venus has almost none.

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Exam 6: The Solar System: Comparative Planetology and Formation Models

Interstellar dust grains start the process of condensation in the early solar nebula.

The Kuiper Belt is found where in the solar system?

Name three differences between terrestrials and jovian planets.

What do Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 all have in common?

Different temperatures within the solar nebula ultimately determined the compositions of the planets and their moons.

Due to their great masses,all four jovian worlds are much denser than the Earth.

Which spacecraft gave or is giving us our best information about Mercury?

A successful theory of the formation of the solar system must explain:

At about the position of the Earth,in the early solar nebula,the temperature was about 1,000 K,cool enough for ________ to condense out of the gas.

Contrast the densities of the terrestrial planets and comets.

Water began condensing around 1 A.U.from the Sun,which is why Earth has so much water and Venus has almost none.

Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy

The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science

Radiation: Information from the Cosmos

Spectroscopy: The Inner Workings of Atoms

Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy

Earth: Our Home in Space

The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds

Venus: Earth's Sister Planet

Mars: A Near Miss for Life?

Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System

Saturn: Spectacular Rings and Mysterious Moons

Uranus and Neptune: The Outer Worlds of the Solar System

Solar System Debris: Keys to Our Origin

Exoplanets: Planetary Systems Beyond Our Own

The Sun: Our Parent Star

The Stars: Giants,Dwarfs,and the Main Sequence

The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust among the Stars

Star Formation: A Traumatic Birth

Stellar Evolution: The Life and Death of a Star

Stellar Explosions: Novae,Supernovae,and the Formation of the Elements

Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter

The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space

Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe

Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos

Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe

The Early Universe: Toward the Beginning of Time

Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?

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