Exam 16: The Solar System

Part of Pluto's orbit is inside the orbit of ______________.

The planets with known rings are Saturn, Neptune, ______________, and Jupiter.

Which of the following planets can be in opposition?

The planet that is normally farthest from the Sun, but sometimes is not, is ______________.

Which of the following planets can be in opposition?

The planet Earth

Proof that Earth revolves around the Sun is obtained by the use of ______________ and the ______________.

The fraction of incident sunlight reflected by a celestial body is called its ______________.

Which of the following is the smallest dwarf planet?

Retrograde motion of a planet refers to ______________ motion.

Which of the following is not a dwarf planet?

Determine the sidereal period of a planet that is located 5.2 AU from the Sun.

Gravity acting on ______________ played an important role in the condensation process of forming nebulae.

Calculate the value of the constant k in Kepler's harmonic law, using values for Earth from Table 16.1 in the textbook (1 year can be used for the period, and 1 AU can be used for the mean distance to the Sun).

The closest planet to Earth is

In 1851, Earth's rotation was demonstrated using a(n) ______________.

When a planet has the same meridian as a star, the planet is said to be in ______________.

Earth's albedo is ______________.

Stellar paralax proves that Earth is

"Canals" are a feature once associated with the planet ______________.