Question 1

The most striking "cloudmark" in Jupiter's atmosphere is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Dark Spot. 
B)  Cassini Division. 
C)  Great Red Spot. 
D)  Black Hole. 
E)  Brown Dwarf. 
A)  Great Dark Spot. 
B)  Cassini Division. 
C)  Great Red Spot. 
D)  Black Hole. 
E)  Brown Dwarf.

Question 2

The largest shield volcano yet discovered is

Accepted Answer

A)  Maxwell Mons on Venus. 
B)  Kilimanjaro on Earth. 
C)  Olympus Mons on Mars. 
D)  Prometheus on Io. 
E)  Caloris on Mercury. 
A)  Maxwell Mons on Venus. 
B)  Kilimanjaro on Earth. 
C)  Olympus Mons on Mars. 
D)  Prometheus on Io. 
E)  Caloris on Mercury.

Question 3

Saturn's cloud layer is over twice as thick as Jupiter's cloud layer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What material makes up most of Jupiter's volume, and why is it not found here?

Accepted Answer

Liquid metallic hydrogen can b

Question 5

What is the result of the Greenhouse effect on the surface environment of Venus?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has little or no effect. 
B)  Its effect is about the same as on Earth. 
C)  It has reduced the surface temperature by about 30 degrees Celsius. 
D)  It has raised the surface temperature by hundreds of degrees Celsius. 
E)  It causes the surface temperature of Venus to become hotter than the Sun. 
A)  It has little or no effect. 
B)  Its effect is about the same as on Earth. 
C)  It has reduced the surface temperature by about 30 degrees Celsius. 
D)  It has raised the surface temperature by hundreds of degrees Celsius. 
E)  It causes the surface temperature of Venus to become hotter than the Sun.

Question 6

How large is Jupiter's magnetosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is about as large as the Earth's. 
B)  It is so large it extends out to the orbit of Io. 
C)  It is a million times the volume of the Earth's, extending beyond the orbit of Saturn. 
D)  It extends inward to the orbit of Mars. 
E)  It envelopes even the Sun and rest of the solar system. 
A)  It is about as large as the Earth's. 
B)  It is so large it extends out to the orbit of Io. 
C)  It is a million times the volume of the Earth's, extending beyond the orbit of Saturn. 
D)  It extends inward to the orbit of Mars. 
E)  It envelopes even the Sun and rest of the solar system.

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

The outflow channels on Mars indicate a flood period in the history of Mars. During this time, based on the width and depth of the remaining riverbed, it is thought that the flow rate must have been

Accepted Answer

A)  just a small trickle, barely more than a stream of water. 
B)  moderate, about the flow rate of the Ohio River. 
C)  fairly large, about the flow rate of the current Colorado River. 
D)  significantly large, about the flow rate of the Amazon River. 
E)  enormous, as much as 100 times the flow rate of the Amazon River. 
A)  just a small trickle, barely more than a stream of water. 
B)  moderate, about the flow rate of the Ohio River. 
C)  fairly large, about the flow rate of the current Colorado River. 
D)  significantly large, about the flow rate of the Amazon River. 
E)  enormous, as much as 100 times the flow rate of the Amazon River.

Question 9

Explain where the energy to keep water liquid in Europa comes from?

Accepted Answer

As Europa orbits Jup

Question 10

The largest difference between Mars' northern and southern hemispheres is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the southern appears older, with more impact craters. 
B)  the northern has all the outflows and must have been much hotter. 
C)  the northern is higher overall, despite some high volcanoes in the south. 
D)  the southern has a polar cap, but none ever forms in the north. 
E)  the southern is much darker, with large mare-like basaltic lava flows. 
A)  the southern appears older, with more impact craters. 
B)  the northern has all the outflows and must have been much hotter. 
C)  the northern is higher overall, despite some high volcanoes in the south. 
D)  the southern has a polar cap, but none ever forms in the north. 
E)  the southern is much darker, with large mare-like basaltic lava flows.

Question 11

Atmospheric pressure on Mars is roughly half that of Earth's at sea level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the primary effect the carbon dioxide in Venus' atmosphere has on the planet.

Accepted Answer

The high concentration of carb

Question 13

Compare the atmospheres of Mars and Venus.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are made of hydrogen and helium, like the jovians. 
B)  Like Earth, nitrogen is the chief atmospheric gas. 
C)  Both are chiefly carbon dioxide, but at Mars it can freeze as dry ice. 
D)  Mars is rich in oxygen, like ours, accounting for its red surface. 
E)  Both are too hot for water to now exist as a liquid at the surface. 
A)  Both are made of hydrogen and helium, like the jovians. 
B)  Like Earth, nitrogen is the chief atmospheric gas. 
C)  Both are chiefly carbon dioxide, but at Mars it can freeze as dry ice. 
D)  Mars is rich in oxygen, like ours, accounting for its red surface. 
E)  Both are too hot for water to now exist as a liquid at the surface.

Question 14

The magnetic field tilts of which two bodies are the most unusual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury and Earth 
B)  Jupiter and Saturn 
C)  Uranus and Neptune 
D)  Saturn and Venus 
E)  Mars and Saturn 
A)  Mercury and Earth 
B)  Jupiter and Saturn 
C)  Uranus and Neptune 
D)  Saturn and Venus 
E)  Mars and Saturn

Question 15

Alternating zones of rising and sinking gas in Jupiter's atmosphere

Accepted Answer

A)  create light and dark bands. 
B)  cause Jupiter's magnetic field to ripple. 
C)  produced the ring system discovered by Voyager. 
D)  generate their own magnetic fields. 
E)  circle the planet from pole to pole. 
A)  create light and dark bands. 
B)  cause Jupiter's magnetic field to ripple. 
C)  produced the ring system discovered by Voyager. 
D)  generate their own magnetic fields. 
E)  circle the planet from pole to pole.

Question 16

Saturn's bands, oval storm systems, and turbulent flow patterns are powered by

Accepted Answer

A)  convective motion and rapid rotation. 
B)  the greenhouse effect. 
C)  a liquid metallic hydrogen interior. 
D)  the fusion in Saturn's core. 
E)  the tides of Titan. 
A)  convective motion and rapid rotation. 
B)  the greenhouse effect. 
C)  a liquid metallic hydrogen interior. 
D)  the fusion in Saturn's core. 
E)  the tides of Titan.

Question 17

Because of its high mean density and magnetic field, Mercury's large core must be made chiefly of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because of its high mean density and...

Question 18

What two properties of Mercury imply that it is differentiated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its size and magnetic field 
B)  Its large average density and its surface features 
C)  Its surface features and its size 
D)  Its large average density and its magnetic field 
E)  Its magnetic field and its surface features 
A)  Its size and magnetic field 
B)  Its large average density and its surface features 
C)  Its surface features and its size 
D)  Its large average density and its magnetic field 
E)  Its magnetic field and its surface features

Question 19

Describe how conditions on Venus have produced a runaway greenhouse effect.

Accepted Answer

Because of Venus' proximity to the Sun,

Question 20

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

The most striking "cloudmark" in Jupiter's atmosphere is the

The largest shield volcano yet discovered is

Saturn's cloud layer is over twice as thick as Jupiter's cloud layer.

What material makes up most of Jupiter's volume, and why is it not found here?

What is the result of the Greenhouse effect on the surface environment of Venus?

How large is Jupiter's magnetosphere?

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

The outflow channels on Mars indicate a flood period in the history of Mars. During this time, based on the width and depth of the remaining riverbed, it is thought that the flow rate must have been

Explain where the energy to keep water liquid in Europa comes from?

The largest difference between Mars' northern and southern hemispheres is that

Atmospheric pressure on Mars is roughly half that of Earth's at sea level.

What is the primary effect the carbon dioxide in Venus' atmosphere has on the planet.

Compare the atmospheres of Mars and Venus.

The magnetic field tilts of which two bodies are the most unusual?

Alternating zones of rising and sinking gas in Jupiter's atmosphere

Saturn's bands, oval storm systems, and turbulent flow patterns are powered by

Because of its high mean density and magnetic field, Mercury's large core must be made chiefly of ________.

What two properties of Mercury imply that it is differentiated?

Describe how conditions on Venus have produced a runaway greenhouse effect.

What is thought to lie at the center of Jupiter?

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The most striking "cloudmark" in Jupiter's atmosphere is the

The largest shield volcano yet discovered is

Saturn's cloud layer is over twice as thick as Jupiter's cloud layer.

What material makes up most of Jupiter's volume, and why is it not found here?

What is the result of the Greenhouse effect on the surface environment of Venus?

How large is Jupiter's magnetosphere?

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

The outflow channels on Mars indicate a flood period in the history of Mars. During this time, based on the width and depth of the remaining riverbed, it is thought that the flow rate must have been

Explain where the energy to keep water liquid in Europa comes from?

The largest difference between Mars' northern and southern hemispheres is that

Atmospheric pressure on Mars is roughly half that of Earth's at sea level.

What is the primary effect the carbon dioxide in Venus' atmosphere has on the planet.

Compare the atmospheres of Mars and Venus.

The magnetic field tilts of which two bodies are the most unusual?

Alternating zones of rising and sinking gas in Jupiter's atmosphere

Saturn's bands, oval storm systems, and turbulent flow patterns are powered by

Because of its high mean density and magnetic field, Mercury's large core must be made chiefly of ________.

What two properties of Mercury imply that it is differentiated?

Describe how conditions on Venus have produced a runaway greenhouse effect.

What is thought to lie at the center of Jupiter?

The Night Sky

Light and Telescopes

The Solar System

Earth and Its Moon

Small Bodies in the Solar System

Formation of Planetary Systems

The Sun

Measuring the Stars

Star Formation and Evolution

Stellar Explosions

Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Cosmology and the Universe

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