Question 1

Imagine that an alien spaceship crashed onto Earth.Which statement would most likely be true?

Accepted Answer

A) The aliens' home world is another planet in our own solar system. 
B) The crash would create a noticeable crater. 
C) All the evidence of the crash would be quickly whisked off by the U.S.military to Area 51 in Nevada. 
D) It would crash in the ocean. 
A) The aliens' home world is another planet in our own solar system. 
B) The crash would create a noticeable crater. 
C) All the evidence of the crash would be quickly whisked off by the U.S.military to Area 51 in Nevada. 
D) It would crash in the ocean.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an exception to the general patterns in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

A) the counterclockwise rotation of Venus 
B) the large size of Earth's Moon 
C) the rings of Saturn 
D) the extreme axis tilt of Uranus 
E) the retrograde rotation of Triton around Neptune 
A) the counterclockwise rotation of Venus 
B) the large size of Earth's Moon 
C) the rings of Saturn 
D) the extreme axis tilt of Uranus 
E) the retrograde rotation of Triton around Neptune

Question 3

For the following questions,classify the spacecraft in one of these categories:
-the main part of the Galileo spacecraft (i.e. ,not its atmospheric probe)

Accepted Answer

A) Earth orbiter 
B) flyby 
C) planetary orbiter 
D) lander 
A) Earth orbiter 
B) flyby 
C) planetary orbiter 
D) lander

Question 4

What is the Oort cloud?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the spherical distribution of the trillion or so comets thought to orbit the Sun at great distances. 
B) It is another name for the cloud of gas from which our solar system was born. 
C) It is a great cloud of gas that resides far beyond the orbit of Pluto. 
D) It is a giant storm in the atmosphere of Saturn. 
A) It is the spherical distribution of the trillion or so comets thought to orbit the Sun at great distances. 
B) It is another name for the cloud of gas from which our solar system was born. 
C) It is a great cloud of gas that resides far beyond the orbit of Pluto. 
D) It is a giant storm in the atmosphere of Saturn.

Question 5

Which planet has a ring system?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter 
B) Saturn 
C) Uranus 
D) Neptune 
E) all of the above 
A) Jupiter 
B) Saturn 
C) Uranus 
D) Neptune 
E) all of the above

Question 6

For the following questions,classify the spacecraft in one of these categories:
-Voyager 2

Accepted Answer

A) Earth orbiter 
B) flyby 
C) planetary orbiter 
D) lander 
A) Earth orbiter 
B) flyby 
C) planetary orbiter 
D) lander

Question 7

What are some of the things that make Earth unique in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

It is the only planet with an oxygen-ric

Imagine that an alien spaceship crashed onto Earth.Which statement would most likely be true?

Which of the following is not an exception to the general patterns in the solar system?

For the following questions,classify the spacecraft in one of these categories: -the main part of the Galileo spacecraft (i.e. ,not its atmospheric probe)

What is the Oort cloud?

Which planet has a ring system?

For the following questions,classify the spacecraft in one of these categories: -Voyager 2

What are some of the things that make Earth unique in the solar system?

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Exam 7: Our Planetary System

Imagine that an alien spaceship crashed onto Earth.Which statement would most likely be true?

Which of the following is not an exception to the general patterns in the solar system?

For the following questions,classify the spacecraft in one of these categories: -the main part of the Galileo spacecraft (i.e. ,not its atmospheric probe)

What is the Oort cloud?

Which planet has a ring system?

For the following questions,classify the spacecraft in one of these categories: -Voyager 2

What are some of the things that make Earth unique in the solar system?

A Modern View of the Universe

Discovering the Universe for Yourself

The Science of Astronomy

Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity

Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos

Telescopes: Portals of Discovery

Formation of the Solar System

Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds

Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds

Jovian Planet Systems

Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts

Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds

Our Star

Surveying the Stars

Star Birth

Star Stuff

The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard

Our Galaxy

Galaxies and the Foundations of Modern Cosmology

Galaxy Evolution

The Birth of the Universe

Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe

Life in the Universe

Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation

Space and Time

Spacetime and Gravity

Building Blocks of the Universe

Filters