Exam 16: The Solar System

The Jovian planets

Which of the following is not a dwarf planet?

Which of the following is the smallest dwarf planet?

Other planetary systems are detected by a "wobbling" of the star as a consequence of ______________ effects of a planet.

The smallest major planet in the solar system lacks

The planet whose axis of rotation lies almost in its orbital plane is

The planet that most resembles Earth is ______________.

The Venus lacks

How many minor planets are known to exist in the solar system,using today's classification system?

Calculate the value of the constant k in Kepler's harmonic law,using values for Earth from Table 16.1 in the textbook (1 year can be used for the period,and 1 AU can be used for the mean distance to the Sun).

Retrograde motion of a planet refers to ______________ motion.

Proof that Earth revolves around the Sun is obtained by the use of ______________ and the ______________.

Determine the sidereal period of a planet that is located 5.2 AU from the Sun.

The solar system is a complex system of moving masses held together by ______________ forces.

At present,the formation of the solar system is believed by most astronomers to have begun with a large,swirling volume of cold gas and dust called the ______________ nebula.

The planet with the polar "ice caps" of frozen carbon dioxide is ______________.

When a planet has the same meridian as a star,the planet is said to be in ______________.

"Canals" are a feature once associated with the planet ______________.

The largest volcano on Earth is in ______________.

Which of the following is a technique used by astronomers in their search for other planetary systems?