Question 1

The only spacecraft to go into orbit around Jupiter was:

Accepted Answer

A) Voyager 2. 
B) Pioneer 10. 
C) Cassini. 
D) Galileo. 
E) Viking 1. 
A) Voyager 2. 
B) Pioneer 10. 
C) Cassini. 
D) Galileo. 
E) Viking 1.

Question 2

When comparing the densities of the Galilean moons, the farther from Jupiter, the greatertheir density.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Jupiter has a large ________ created by the interaction between the planet's magnetic field andthe solar wind.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jupiter has a large ________ created by...

Question 4

If it were about 80 times as massive as present, Jupiter could become a star.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How was the rotation rate of Jupiter's core determined?

Accepted Answer

A) by observing the Great Red Spot 
B) by watching Io move across the disk of Jupiter 
C) by radio observations of Jupiter's rapidly spinning magnetosphere 
D) by observing the fastest moving regions of Jupiter's equator 
E) by measuring the oblateness of Jupiter's disk 
A) by observing the Great Red Spot 
B) by watching Io move across the disk of Jupiter 
C) by radio observations of Jupiter's rapidly spinning magnetosphere 
D) by observing the fastest moving regions of Jupiter's equator 
E) by measuring the oblateness of Jupiter's disk

Question 6

Which of the following discoveries was NOT made by Voyager 1 or 2?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter has an encircling ring. 
B) Jupiter's magnetosphere extends beyond the orbit of Saturn. 
C) Jupiter has cloud bands in its upper atmosphere. 
D) Jupiter's moons are as varied as the surfaces of the terrestrial planets. 
E) Jupiter's Great Red Spot is characterized by swirling patterns much like a hurricane. 
A) Jupiter has an encircling ring. 
B) Jupiter's magnetosphere extends beyond the orbit of Saturn. 
C) Jupiter has cloud bands in its upper atmosphere. 
D) Jupiter's moons are as varied as the surfaces of the terrestrial planets. 
E) Jupiter's Great Red Spot is characterized by swirling patterns much like a hurricane.

Question 7

Which of Jupiter's moons have approximately resonant orbits?

Accepted Answer

A) Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto 
B) Io, Ganymede, and Europa 
C) Io and Callisto 
D) Ganymede and Callisto 
E) Europa and Io 
A) Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto 
B) Io, Ganymede, and Europa 
C) Io and Callisto 
D) Ganymede and Callisto 
E) Europa and Io

Question 8

Jupiter rotates about ten minutes faster at its equator than it does at its poles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How does the magnetic tilt of Jupiter compare with our field?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are exactly perpendicular to our equator, aligned with our rotation axis. 
B) Jupiter's lies perpendicular to the ecliptic, while ours is tilted 23.5 degrees. 
C) Both are tilted about 10 degrees, but Jupiter is opposite in polarity. 
D) Both are tilted about 27 degrees, much like Saturn's. 
E) Like Uranus, Jupiter is flopped over on its side. 
A) Both are exactly perpendicular to our equator, aligned with our rotation axis. 
B) Jupiter's lies perpendicular to the ecliptic, while ours is tilted 23.5 degrees. 
C) Both are tilted about 10 degrees, but Jupiter is opposite in polarity. 
D) Both are tilted about 27 degrees, much like Saturn's. 
E) Like Uranus, Jupiter is flopped over on its side.

Question 10

What is the origin of Io's volcanism?

Accepted Answer

A tidal tug-of-war b

Question 11

Io's volcanoes contribute material to a(n)________ around Jupiter's equator.

Accepted Answer

ring or to

Question 12

What spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in 2003 so that it could not hit Europa?

Accepted Answer

A) Cassini 
B) Voyager 2 
C) Galileo 
D) Huygens 
E) Pioneer 11 
A) Cassini 
B) Voyager 2 
C) Galileo 
D) Huygens 
E) Pioneer 11

Question 13

The reason the jovian planets lost very little of their original atmosphere is due to their:

Accepted Answer

A) rapid rotation. 
B) strong magnetic fields. 
C) ring systems. 
D) large mass. 
E) many moons. 
A) rapid rotation. 
B) strong magnetic fields. 
C) ring systems. 
D) large mass. 
E) many moons.

Question 14

What is true of Jupiter's magnetosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Although its surface field is greater, since the planet is larger the total field is actually weakerthan Earth's. 
B) It does not trap protons and electrons, as Earth's Van Allen belts do. 
C) It has a tail that extends at least to Saturn's orbit. 
D) It is most extensive on the sunward side of the planet. 
E) It is only slightly stronger than Saturn's. 
A) Although its surface field is greater, since the planet is larger the total field is actually weakerthan Earth's. 
B) It does not trap protons and electrons, as Earth's Van Allen belts do. 
C) It has a tail that extends at least to Saturn's orbit. 
D) It is most extensive on the sunward side of the planet. 
E) It is only slightly stronger than Saturn's.

Question 15

Why is Galileo Regio, the large circular feature on Ganymede, so dark?

Accepted Answer

The darkness is the

Exam 11: Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System

The only spacecraft to go into orbit around Jupiter was:

When comparing the densities of the Galilean moons, the farther from Jupiter, the greatertheir density.

Jupiter has a large ________ created by the interaction between the planet's magnetic field andthe solar wind.

If it were about 80 times as massive as present, Jupiter could become a star.

How was the rotation rate of Jupiter's core determined?

Which of the following discoveries was NOT made by Voyager 1 or 2?

Which of Jupiter's moons have approximately resonant orbits?

Jupiter rotates about ten minutes faster at its equator than it does at its poles.

How does the magnetic tilt of Jupiter compare with our field?

What is the origin of Io's volcanism?

Io's volcanoes contribute material to a(n)________ around Jupiter's equator.

What spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in 2003 so that it could not hit Europa?

The reason the jovian planets lost very little of their original atmosphere is due to their:

What is true of Jupiter's magnetosphere?

Why is Galileo Regio, the large circular feature on Ganymede, so dark?

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