Question 1

Uranus is less dense than Saturn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the latest hypothesis for the creation of the ovoids on the surface of Miranda?

Accepted Answer

A)  A secondary bombardment episode occurred near the Kuiper belt 
B)  Nitrogen ices warmed by the Sun melt and refreeze 
C)  Gravitation pulled together fragments of an earlier shattered moon 
D)  Tectonic plate movement at various subduction zones in its oceans 
E)  internal heat driving large and slow convection currents in the icy mantle

Question 3

Evidence shows that Pluto has never been geologically active.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The winds of Neptune have a tendency to blow backward, against the rotation of the planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is unique about Pluto's orbit?

Accepted Answer

A)  high eccentricity 
B)  its length shifts over time 
C)  the longest orbital period 
D)  eccentricity is zero 
E)  overlaps the orbit of Uranus

Question 6

Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________...

Question 7

The rings of Uranus were discovered during a(n) _______________ when Uranus crossed in front of a star.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rings of Uranus were discovered during...

Question 8

Which moon orbits Pluto?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ceres 
B)  Eris 
C)  Charon 
D)  Oberon 
E)  Triton

Question 9

Spectra show that the moons of Uranus contain frozen water, although their surfaces are _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Spectra show that the moons of Uranus...

Question 10

Which of the following is not a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oberon 
B)  Haumea 
C)  Eris 
D)  Ceres 
E)  Pluto

Question 11

Who discovered Uranus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galileo Galilei 
B)  William Herschel 
C)  John Couch Adams 
D)  Urbain Le Verrier 
E)  Clyde Tombaugh

Question 12

From observations made of Uranus, scientists have discovered that belt-zone circulation is dominated by what planetary characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  rotation 
B)  orbital period 
C)  direction of sunlight 
D)  atmospheric elements 
E)  interior heating

Question 13

Which Uranian satellite appears to have been the most geologically active?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titania 
B)  Ariel 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Umbriel 
E)  Oberon

Exam 15: Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Uranus is less dense than Saturn.

What is the latest hypothesis for the creation of the ovoids on the surface of Miranda?

Evidence shows that Pluto has never been geologically active.

The winds of Neptune have a tendency to blow backward, against the rotation of the planet.

What is unique about Pluto's orbit?

Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

The rings of Uranus were discovered during a(n) _______________ when Uranus crossed in front of a star.

Which moon orbits Pluto?

Spectra show that the moons of Uranus contain frozen water, although their surfaces are _______________.

Which of the following is not a dwarf planet?

Who discovered Uranus?

From observations made of Uranus, scientists have discovered that belt-zone circulation is dominated by what planetary characteristic?

Which Uranian satellite appears to have been the most geologically active?