Question 1

Which is a characteristic of Jovian planets when compared to Terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jovian planets are much larger than Terrestrial planets 
B)  Jovian planets have rocky surfaces 
C)  Jovian planets have no differentiation like Terrestrial planets 
D)  Jovian planets have moons, unlike the Terrestrial planets 
E)  Jovian planets have warmer atmospheres than Terrestrial planets. 
A)  Jovian planets are much larger than Terrestrial planets 
B)  Jovian planets have rocky surfaces 
C)  Jovian planets have no differentiation like Terrestrial planets 
D)  Jovian planets have moons, unlike the Terrestrial planets 
E)  Jovian planets have warmer atmospheres than Terrestrial planets. A

Question 2

The _______________ of Jupiter's rings indicated that the rings are made mostly of microscopic particles.

Accepted Answer

forward scattering

Question 3

Saturn has fewer but stronger winds than Jupiter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Why is Titan of interest to astrobiologists?

Accepted Answer

Titan's atmosphere is full of methane th

Question 5

Which is Saturn's largest satellite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ganymede 
B)  Enceladus 
C)  Phoebe 
D)  Titan 
E)  Callisto 
A)  Ganymede 
B)  Enceladus 
C)  Phoebe 
D)  Titan 
E)  Callisto

Question 6

The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because they are large and orbit close to their parent planet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because...

Question 7

Saturn's moon Titan is a mixture of rock and ice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Cassini spacecraft detected large clouds of water vapor escaping from vents through the icy crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement best describes the surface of Ganymede?

Accepted Answer

A)  dark and dirty ice, heavily pocked with craters 
B)  old and dark on some portion, but cratered with a young bright grooved terrain 
C)  icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath 
D)  covered in active sulfur-based volcanoes 
E)  mostly water ice mixed with methane 
A)  dark and dirty ice, heavily pocked with craters 
B)  old and dark on some portion, but cratered with a young bright grooved terrain 
C)  icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath 
D)  covered in active sulfur-based volcanoes 
E)  mostly water ice mixed with methane

Question 10

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Saturn's largest satellite is _______________....

Question 11

Which is a characteristic of irregular satellites?

Accepted Answer

A)  prograde rotation 
B)  orbit closely to parent planet 
C)  spherical shape 
D)  highly inclined orbit 
E)  relatively large in size 
A)  prograde rotation 
B)  orbit closely to parent planet 
C)  spherical shape 
D)  highly inclined orbit 
E)  relatively large in size

Question 12

What is the composition of Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly carbon dioxide and methane 
B)  mostly methane 
C)  mostly helium and carbon dioxide 
D)  mostly nitrogen 
E)  mostly hydrogen and helium 
A)  mostly carbon dioxide and methane 
B)  mostly methane 
C)  mostly helium and carbon dioxide 
D)  mostly nitrogen 
E)  mostly hydrogen and helium

Question 13

What actually "controls" Saturn's rings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saturn's magnetic field 
B)  Saturn's tidal heating 
C)  Saturn's moons 
D)  Saturn's rapid rotation 
E)  Saturn's metallic core 
A)  Saturn's magnetic field 
B)  Saturn's tidal heating 
C)  Saturn's moons 
D)  Saturn's rapid rotation 
E)  Saturn's metallic core

Question 14

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter's atmosphere is a very thin laye

Question 15

Provide a comparative analysis of Jupiter and Saturn. What are their similarities?  What are their differences?

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary. A few compa

Question 16

What evidence is there to prove Jupiter has a liquid interior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter is oblate 
B)  Jupiter rotates rapidly 
C)  Jupiter is tilted on its axis 
D)  Jupiter has a thin, hot atmosphere 
E)  Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field 
A)  Jupiter is oblate 
B)  Jupiter rotates rapidly 
C)  Jupiter is tilted on its axis 
D)  Jupiter has a thin, hot atmosphere 
E)  Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field

Question 17

Which of the Galilean moons is essentially a dirty, icy rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titan 
B)  Io 
C)  Ganymede 
D)  Phoebe 
E)  Callisto 
A)  Titan 
B)  Io 
C)  Ganymede 
D)  Phoebe 
E)  Callisto

Question 18

The rings of Saturn are created from and controlled by the planet's moons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which statement describes a unique characteristic of Saturn?

Accepted Answer

A)  The density is so low it could float on water. 
B)  The core temperature is hotter than the interior of the Sun. 
C)  The rings are made up of ice from broken up comets 
D)  The largest planet within the Solar System. 
E)  The atmosphere is mostly made up of helium and methane. 
A)  The density is so low it could float on water. 
B)  The core temperature is hotter than the interior of the Sun. 
C)  The rings are made up of ice from broken up comets 
D)  The largest planet within the Solar System. 
E)  The atmosphere is mostly made up of helium and methane.

Question 20

Some of the gaps in Saturn's rings, such as the Cassini Division, are caused by ____ with moons.

Accepted Answer

A)  tides 
B)  ripples 
C)  rotations 
D)  resonances 
E)  forward scattering 
A)  tides 
B)  ripples 
C)  rotations 
D)  resonances 
E)  forward scattering

Which is a characteristic of Jovian planets when compared to Terrestrial planets?

The _______________ of Jupiter's rings indicated that the rings are made mostly of microscopic particles.

Saturn has fewer but stronger winds than Jupiter.

Why is Titan of interest to astrobiologists?

Which is Saturn's largest satellite?

The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because they are large and orbit close to their parent planet.

Saturn's moon Titan is a mixture of rock and ice.

The Cassini spacecraft detected large clouds of water vapor escaping from vents through the icy crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Which statement best describes the surface of Ganymede?

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

Which is a characteristic of irregular satellites?

What is the composition of Jupiter?

What actually "controls" Saturn's rings?

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Provide a comparative analysis of Jupiter and Saturn. What are their similarities? What are their differences?

What evidence is there to prove Jupiter has a liquid interior?

Which of the Galilean moons is essentially a dirty, icy rock?

The rings of Saturn are created from and controlled by the planet's moons.

Which statement describes a unique characteristic of Saturn?

Some of the gaps in Saturn's rings, such as the Cassini Division, are caused by ____ with moons.

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Exam 14: Jupiter and Saturn

Which is a characteristic of Jovian planets when compared to Terrestrial planets?

The _______________ of Jupiter's rings indicated that the rings are made mostly of microscopic particles.

Saturn has fewer but stronger winds than Jupiter.

Why is Titan of interest to astrobiologists?

Which is Saturn's largest satellite?

The Galilean moons are _______________ satellites because they are large and orbit close to their parent planet.

Saturn's moon Titan is a mixture of rock and ice.

The Cassini spacecraft detected large clouds of water vapor escaping from vents through the icy crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Which statement best describes the surface of Ganymede?

Saturn's largest satellite is _______________.

Which is a characteristic of irregular satellites?

What is the composition of Jupiter?

What actually "controls" Saturn's rings?

Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Provide a comparative analysis of Jupiter and Saturn. What are their similarities? What are their differences?

What evidence is there to prove Jupiter has a liquid interior?

Which of the Galilean moons is essentially a dirty, icy rock?

The rings of Saturn are created from and controlled by the planet's moons.

Which statement describes a unique characteristic of Saturn?

Some of the gaps in Saturn's rings, such as the Cassini Division, are caused by ____ with moons.

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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