Question 1

What are the satellites of the outer planets thought to be composed of?

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrogen and helium 
B)  hydrogen and methane 
C)  water and carbon dioxide 
D)  ice and rock 
A)  hydrogen and helium 
B)  hydrogen and methane 
C)  water and carbon dioxide 
D)  ice and rock D

Question 2

Of all the Jovian planets ______ shows signs of tectonic plate motion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune 
E)  None of these choices is correct. 
A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune 
E)  None of these choices is correct. E

Question 3

Scientists believe a liquid water ocean might exist on the moon

Accepted Answer

A)  Titan. 
B)  Europa. 
C)  Mimas. 
D)  Triton. 
A)  Titan. 
B)  Europa. 
C)  Mimas. 
D)  Triton. B

Question 4

What is the largest satellite (moon) in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

A)  Earth's moon 
B)  Jupiter's moon, Ganymede 
C)  Saturn's moon, Titan 
D)  Neptune's moon, Triton 
A)  Earth's moon 
B)  Jupiter's moon, Ganymede 
C)  Saturn's moon, Titan 
D)  Neptune's moon, Triton

Question 5

What are the major gaseous substances that make up Jupiter and Saturn?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide and water vapor 
B)  hydrogen, hydrogen-rich compounds, and helium 
C)  methane and ozone 
D)  nitrogen and oxygen 
A)  carbon dioxide and water vapor 
B)  hydrogen, hydrogen-rich compounds, and helium 
C)  methane and ozone 
D)  nitrogen and oxygen

Question 6

All of the Galilean moons are heavily cratered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What observational evidence suggests that Uranus was struck by a large planetesimal early in its formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Astronomers have identified a large impact crater on the surface of Uranus. 
B)  Uranus orbits the Sun in the opposite direction as the other planets. 
C)  Uranus' rotational axis is tipped over. 
D)  Uranus' moon Miranda shows a patchwork surface, suggesting a collision in its past. 
A)  Astronomers have identified a large impact crater on the surface of Uranus. 
B)  Uranus orbits the Sun in the opposite direction as the other planets. 
C)  Uranus' rotational axis is tipped over. 
D)  Uranus' moon Miranda shows a patchwork surface, suggesting a collision in its past.

Question 8

Of the outer planets, _________ has the smallest diameter.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the Jovian planets is tilted by about 90 degrees to its orbital plane?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which planet has the largest satellite in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saturn 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Mars 
E)  Mercury 
A)  Saturn 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Mars 
E)  Mercury

Question 11

The colors of Jupiter's clouds suggest the presence of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  organic molecules 
B)  hydrogen and helium 
C)  carbon dioxide 
D)  red-shifted colors due to the fast motion 
E)  iron oxides 
A)  organic molecules 
B)  hydrogen and helium 
C)  carbon dioxide 
D)  red-shifted colors due to the fast motion 
E)  iron oxides

Question 12

What is the Great Red Spot?

Accepted Answer

A)  a region of gas on Jupiter's surface that contains a great deal of iron 
B)  a huge spinning vortex larger than Earth in Jupiter's atmosphere 
C)  a place on Jupiter's surface where comet Shoemaker-Levy landed in 1992 
D)  another name for Jupiter 
A)  a region of gas on Jupiter's surface that contains a great deal of iron 
B)  a huge spinning vortex larger than Earth in Jupiter's atmosphere 
C)  a place on Jupiter's surface where comet Shoemaker-Levy landed in 1992 
D)  another name for Jupiter

Question 13

The source of particles for Jupiter's rings is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic eruptions on Io 
B)  collisions between debris and two small moons 
C)  material pulled in by Jupiter's magnetic field 
D)  ice geysers on Enceladus 
E)  gravitationally captured interplanetary dust 
A)  volcanic eruptions on Io 
B)  collisions between debris and two small moons 
C)  material pulled in by Jupiter's magnetic field 
D)  ice geysers on Enceladus 
E)  gravitationally captured interplanetary dust

Question 14

What is the Roche limit?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mass a planet must exceed to have satellites 
B)  the greatest distance from a planet that its satellites can orbit without falling into the Sun 
C)  the distance at which a moon held together by gravity may be broken apart by the planet's gravitational attraction 
D)  the distance astronomers can see into a planet's clouds 
A)  the mass a planet must exceed to have satellites 
B)  the greatest distance from a planet that its satellites can orbit without falling into the Sun 
C)  the distance at which a moon held together by gravity may be broken apart by the planet's gravitational attraction 
D)  the distance astronomers can see into a planet's clouds

Question 15

The rings of Jupiter consist primarily of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  small particles 
B)  boulder-size rocks 
C)  solid rings 
D)  hydrogen and helium 
A)  small particles 
B)  boulder-size rocks 
C)  solid rings 
D)  hydrogen and helium

Question 16

Jupiter's mass is about ______ times that of Earth, and its diameter is ______ times Earth's.

Accepted Answer

A)  10; 300 
B)  30; 10 
C)  300; 10 
D)  100; 300 
A)  10; 300 
B)  30; 10 
C)  300; 10 
D)  100; 300

Question 17

The appearance of an aurora indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  the planet is being bombarded by small meteors. 
B)  there is a lot of lightning discharges in the planet's atmosphere. 
C)  the planet has a magnetic field. 
D)  there is intelligent life on the planet producing the aurora from below. 
A)  the planet is being bombarded by small meteors. 
B)  there is a lot of lightning discharges in the planet's atmosphere. 
C)  the planet has a magnetic field. 
D)  there is intelligent life on the planet producing the aurora from below.

Question 18

Which planet has the most extreme seasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saturn 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Venus 
E)  Mercury 
A)  Saturn 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Venus 
E)  Mercury

Question 19

The temperature of Jupiter's core is higher than the surface temperature of the Sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jupiter's magnetic field is the result of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the large amount of iron present in its interior 
B)  its rapid rotation and convective interior 
C)  an aurora in its upper atmosphere 
D)  the alternating wind directions in its atmosphere 
E)  huge storms in its upper atmosphere generating lightning 
A)  the large amount of iron present in its interior 
B)  its rapid rotation and convective interior 
C)  an aurora in its upper atmosphere 
D)  the alternating wind directions in its atmosphere 
E)  huge storms in its upper atmosphere generating lightning

What are the satellites of the outer planets thought to be composed of?

Of all the Jovian planets ______ shows signs of tectonic plate motion.

Scientists believe a liquid water ocean might exist on the moon

What is the largest satellite (moon) in the Solar System?

What are the major gaseous substances that make up Jupiter and Saturn?

All of the Galilean moons are heavily cratered.

What observational evidence suggests that Uranus was struck by a large planetesimal early in its formation?

Of the outer planets, _________ has the smallest diameter.

Which of the Jovian planets is tilted by about 90 degrees to its orbital plane?

Which planet has the largest satellite in the Solar System?

The colors of Jupiter's clouds suggest the presence of ______.

What is the Great Red Spot?

The source of particles for Jupiter's rings is _________.

What is the Roche limit?

The rings of Jupiter consist primarily of ______.

Jupiter's mass is about times that of Earth, and its diameter is times Earth's.

The appearance of an aurora indicates that

Which planet has the most extreme seasons?

The temperature of Jupiter's core is higher than the surface temperature of the Sun.

Jupiter's magnetic field is the result of _________.

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What are the satellites of the outer planets thought to be composed of?

Of all the Jovian planets ______ shows signs of tectonic plate motion.

Scientists believe a liquid water ocean might exist on the moon

What is the largest satellite (moon) in the Solar System?

What are the major gaseous substances that make up Jupiter and Saturn?

All of the Galilean moons are heavily cratered.

What observational evidence suggests that Uranus was struck by a large planetesimal early in its formation?

Of the outer planets, _________ has the smallest diameter.

Which of the Jovian planets is tilted by about 90 degrees to its orbital plane?

Which planet has the largest satellite in the Solar System?

The colors of Jupiter's clouds suggest the presence of ______.

What is the Great Red Spot?

The source of particles for Jupiter's rings is _________.

What is the Roche limit?

The rings of Jupiter consist primarily of ______.

Jupiter's mass is about ______ times that of Earth, and its diameter is ______ times Earth's.

The appearance of an aurora indicates that

Which planet has the most extreme seasons?

The temperature of Jupiter's core is higher than the surface temperature of the Sun.

Jupiter's magnetic field is the result of _________.

The Cycles of the Sky

The Rise of Astronomy

Gravity and Motion

Light and Atoms

Telescopes

Earth

The Moon

Survey of Solar Systems

The Terrestrial Planets

Small Bodies Orbiting the Sun

The Sun, Our Star

Measuring the Properties of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Cosmology

Filters

Jupiter's mass is about times that of Earth, and its diameter is times Earth's.