Exam 24: Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the Sun and is spherical, but not large enough to have the gravitational influence to clear away remaining objects orbiting nearby.

Which of these celestial bodies is rocky with a thin atmosphere?

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

Uranus is less dense than Saturn.

Which is a characteristic of dwarf planets?

What was Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

The moons of Uranus have been named after ____.

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

Which spacecraft was the first to photograph Uranus in 1986?

Which Uranian satellite appears to have been the most geologically active?

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

What is unusual about the magnetosphere of Uranus?

Which is a unique feature of Pluto's satellite, Charon, standing out from most other satellites?

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

Which best describes the surface of Triton?

Which statement best describes the smaller moons of Uranus?

Uranus appears blue to us because blue photons are absorbed into the atmosphere.

What is a unique geologic feature of Miranda?

What are the clouds of Uranus composed of?

Many of the Kuiper belt objects, including Pluto, are caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune.