Question 1

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rapid rotation of Uranus and its...

Question 2

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

Accepted Answer

A)  old, dark and cratered with a younger surface marked by ovoids 
B)  dark, dirty ice heavily pocked with craters 
C)  an icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath it 
D)  an icy surface dominated by frozen nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide 
E)  an icy surface dominated by frozen methane with a liquid ocean beneath it 
A)  old, dark and cratered with a younger surface marked by ovoids 
B)  dark, dirty ice heavily pocked with craters 
C)  an icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath it 
D)  an icy surface dominated by frozen nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide 
E)  an icy surface dominated by frozen methane with a liquid ocean beneath it

Question 3

Uranus's moon Miranda is marked by oval patterns of grooves known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Uranus's moon Miranda is marked by oval...

Question 4

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is the largest of the five...

Question 5

Which feature of Neptune's atmosphere has disappeared since the Voyager 2 fly-by?

Accepted Answer

A)  white methane clouds 
B)  Great Dark Spot 
C)  belt-zone circulation 
D)  Great Red Spot 
E)  its bluish hue 
A)  white methane clouds 
B)  Great Dark Spot 
C)  belt-zone circulation 
D)  Great Red Spot 
E)  its bluish hue

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: It is the planet with the longest orbital period in the Solar System

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Uranus and Charon and Eris and Neptune is...

Question 7

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 
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 8

Uranus rotates on an axis that is inclined 98.0° from the perpendicular to its orbit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dwarf planets grew large in the solar nebula but never became large enough to capture or eject other objects orbiting nearby.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Uranus has 10 large regular moons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Pluto was discovered by Percival Lowell in 1930.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which is a characteristic of dwarf planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  They possess an asymmetrical or irregular shape. 
B)  Their orbit is highly elliptical and far from the Sun. 
C)  They must reside within the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud. 
D)  They have insufficient gravitational pull to clear their neighborhood. 
E)  They cross the orbit of other planets during its own revolution. 
A)  They possess an asymmetrical or irregular shape. 
B)  Their orbit is highly elliptical and far from the Sun. 
C)  They must reside within the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud. 
D)  They have insufficient gravitational pull to clear their neighborhood. 
E)  They cross the orbit of other planets during its own revolution.

Question 13

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 14

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman gods 
B)  Greek goddesses 
C)  characters of Shakespearean plays 
D)  characters of Tennessee Williams' plays 
E)  the Romanoff family children's names 
A)  Roman gods 
B)  Greek goddesses 
C)  characters of Shakespearean plays 
D)  characters of Tennessee Williams' plays 
E)  the Romanoff family children's names

Question 15

What does it mean for a Kuiper Belt Object to be considered a plutino?

Accepted Answer

They are objects cau

Question 16

What evidence is there that Titania underwent an active geological phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has no large craters on its surface and a network of faults. 
B)  It currently has active volcanoes on its surface. 
C)  It is covered in methane ice. 
D)  It has a very smooth and highly reflective surface. 
E)  It has a large rocky core surrounded by an icy mantle. 
A)  It has no large craters on its surface and a network of faults. 
B)  It currently has active volcanoes on its surface. 
C)  It is covered in methane ice. 
D)  It has a very smooth and highly reflective surface. 
E)  It has a large rocky core surrounded by an icy mantle.

Question 17

The discovery of Neptune was fundamentally different from the discovery of Uranus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What characteristic of Uranus makes it stand out from all the other Jovian planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  the farthest planet from the Sun 
B)  r otates on its side 
C)  has the longest orbital period 
D)  Its moon is the same size as the planet 
E)  atmosphere contains methane 
A)  the farthest planet from the Sun 
B)  r otates on its side 
C)  has the longest orbital period 
D)  Its moon is the same size as the planet 
E)  atmosphere contains methane

Question 19

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

Accepted Answer

Uranus rotates on an axis that is tipped

Question 20

Who discovered Uranus?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 24: Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

Uranus's moon Miranda is marked by oval patterns of grooves known as _______________.

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

Which feature of Neptune's atmosphere has disappeared since the Voyager 2 fly-by?

What is unique about Pluto's orbit?

Uranus rotates on an axis that is inclined 98.0° from the perpendicular to its orbit.

Dwarf planets grew large in the solar nebula but never became large enough to capture or eject other objects orbiting nearby.

Uranus has 10 large regular moons.

Pluto was discovered by Percival Lowell in 1930.

Which is a characteristic of dwarf planets?

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

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

What does it mean for a Kuiper Belt Object to be considered a plutino?

What evidence is there that Titania underwent an active geological phase?

The discovery of Neptune was fundamentally different from the discovery of Uranus.

What characteristic of Uranus makes it stand out from all the other Jovian planets?

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

Who discovered Uranus?

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