Question 1

Which of the jovian moons is the largest and also the largest moon in the solar system,even bigger than Mercury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titan 
B)  Triton 
C)  Ganymede 
D)  Callisto 
E)  Umbriel 
A)  Titan 
B)  Triton 
C)  Ganymede 
D)  Callisto 
E)  Umbriel

Question 2

Some of Jupiter's smaller outer moons have retrograde orbits,indicating capture occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the probable source of the day-to-day variations in Jupiter's belts and zones?

Accepted Answer

A)  convection of cool ammonia ice upward 
B)  differential rotation and the underlying zonal flow 
C)  oblateness due to low density 
D)  thermonuclear fusion 
E)  Jupiter's huge magnetosphere 
A)  convection of cool ammonia ice upward 
B)  differential rotation and the underlying zonal flow 
C)  oblateness due to low density 
D)  thermonuclear fusion 
E)  Jupiter's huge magnetosphere

Question 4

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 5

Which two satellites of Jupiter are considered "fraternal twins"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Amateur astronomers have contributed to the understanding of impact events on Jupiter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the two principal components of Jupiter's atmosphere? How do they relate to its density?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen and helium; these lig

Question 8

Jupiter gives back into space twice the energy it gets from the distant Sun.Where is this energy coming from,for the most part?

Accepted Answer

A)  the impact energy of comets like SL-9 
B)  helium rain descending into its mantle and core 
C)  the slow escape of gravitational energy left from its formation 
D)  the radioactive decay of U-238 in its iron-rich core, just as with the Earth 
E)  the combined tidal stress of all four large Galilean moons 
A)  the impact energy of comets like SL-9 
B)  helium rain descending into its mantle and core 
C)  the slow escape of gravitational energy left from its formation 
D)  the radioactive decay of U-238 in its iron-rich core, just as with the Earth 
E)  the combined tidal stress of all four large Galilean moons

Question 9

Jupiter has twice the mass of all the other planets combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The darkness is the

Question 11

What would Jupiter have needed to have become a star?

Accepted Answer

A)  more moons 
B)  more mass 
C)  a slower rotation, like the Sun 
D)  a different chemical composition 
E)  a higher density 
A)  more moons 
B)  more mass 
C)  a slower rotation, like the Sun 
D)  a different chemical composition 
E)  a higher density

Question 12

Contrast the compositions of Jupiter's belts and zones.

Accepted Answer

The zones are high,cold region

Question 13

What is the only lasting "cloudmark" for telescopic observers of Jupiter,and what do we know about its past?

Accepted Answer

The Great Red Spot has been observed for

Question 14

What is oblateness,and what does it tell us about Jupiter's interior?

Accepted Answer

Oblateness is the degree to which the pl

Question 15

What is the major component of Io's volcanic flows?

Accepted Answer

A)  basaltic lava, like the lunar mare 
B)  liquid nitrogen, like the eruptions of Triton 
C)  sulfur and its compounds 
D)  carbon dioxide and water vapor, as with our eruptions 
E)  iron oxide, as on Mars 
A)  basaltic lava, like the lunar mare 
B)  liquid nitrogen, like the eruptions of Triton 
C)  sulfur and its compounds 
D)  carbon dioxide and water vapor, as with our eruptions 
E)  iron oxide, as on Mars

Question 16

What is thought to lie at the center of Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

A)  a hot sea of liquid metallic hydrogen 
B)  a solid core of crystalline helium 
C)  a massive core of rocky materials with some iron mixed in 
D)  gaseous hydrogen and helium, for Jupiter is not differentiated like Earth 
E)  a fusion core like the Sun's, with hydrogen being turned into helium 
A)  a hot sea of liquid metallic hydrogen 
B)  a solid core of crystalline helium 
C)  a massive core of rocky materials with some iron mixed in 
D)  gaseous hydrogen and helium, for Jupiter is not differentiated like Earth 
E)  a fusion core like the Sun's, with hydrogen being turned into helium

Question 17

Contrast the compositions of Jupiter's belts and zones.

Accepted Answer

The zones are high,cold region

Question 18

The surface of which jovian moon most resembles the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amalthea 
B)  Io 
C)  Europa 
D)  Ganymede 
E)  Callisto 
A)  Amalthea 
B)  Io 
C)  Europa 
D)  Ganymede 
E)  Callisto

Question 19

What surprise about the extent of Jupiter's magnetosphere came from Voyager 2 data?

Accepted Answer

It crossed Jupiter's

Question 20

Which of the Galilean moons is the densest and most geologically active?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 11: Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System

Which of the jovian moons is the largest and also the largest moon in the solar system,even bigger than Mercury?

Some of Jupiter's smaller outer moons have retrograde orbits,indicating capture occurred.

What is the probable source of the day-to-day variations in Jupiter's belts and zones?

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

Which two satellites of Jupiter are considered "fraternal twins"?

Amateur astronomers have contributed to the understanding of impact events on Jupiter.

What are the two principal components of Jupiter's atmosphere? How do they relate to its density?

Jupiter gives back into space twice the energy it gets from the distant Sun.Where is this energy coming from,for the most part?

Jupiter has twice the mass of all the other planets combined.

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

What would Jupiter have needed to have become a star?

Contrast the compositions of Jupiter's belts and zones.

What is the only lasting "cloudmark" for telescopic observers of Jupiter,and what do we know about its past?

What is oblateness,and what does it tell us about Jupiter's interior?

What is the major component of Io's volcanic flows?

What is thought to lie at the center of Jupiter?

Contrast the compositions of Jupiter's belts and zones.

The surface of which jovian moon most resembles the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean?

What surprise about the extent of Jupiter's magnetosphere came from Voyager 2 data?

Which of the Galilean moons is the densest and most geologically active?

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