PHYS 1404 Week 5 Quiz

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•             Question 1

                True or False: Pluto orbits the Sun in the same orbital plane as the rest of the planets in the solar system.                                            

•             Question 2

                The most prominent feature on Jupiter is the famous Great Red Spot which is similar to a hurricane on Earth but roughly 3 times the diameter of the Earth. It is thought to have existed for:                                        

•             Question 3

                The Galilean Satellite most thought to harbor a vast liquid water ocean beneath its icy surface is:                                             

•             Question 4

                The NASA Cassini Saturn orbiter and a probe to land on Saturn 's Moon Titan called Huygens made some remarkable discoveries. When Huygens landed on Titans after penetrating its atmosphere it found:                                      

•             Question 5

                The large gap feature in the rings of Saturn is known as the:                                       

•             Question 6

                The obliquity of the rotation of Uranus is over 90 degrees. Compared to the plane of the solar system, it rotates on its "side", unlike any other planet. It is surmised that this angle of rotation was caused by:                                           

•             Question 7

                Fill in the blank: The four Major Moons first observed through a telescope and shown to be in orbit around Jupiter are called the _______________ Satellites.                                      

•             Question 8

                The ring particles of Saturn are composed primarily of:                                  

•             Question 9

                Jupiter's Moon Io has the highest level of volcanism in the solar system. Its volcanoes spew out sulfur that rains down across the Moon. This is caused by                                             

•             Question 10

                True or False: All of the Jovian planets have ring systems.                                            

•             Question 11

                The Jovian Planets, or the so-called "Gas Giants", are mainly composed of vast quantities of hydrogen and helium. The terrestrial planets are mainly composed only of rocky material. This difference is due to:                                     

•             Question 12

                Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet because:                                             

•             Question 13

                Which of the following is not a physical characteristic of a Jovian planet?                                               

•             Question 14

                Which dwarf planet’s orbit crosses inside that of Neptune’s orbit?