Question 1

How do Uranus's rings differ from the ring systems of the other giant planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uranus has only one ring made up of fine dust. 
B)  Uranus has the most spectacular ring system with many bright,wide rings. 
C)  Uranus has 13 rings that are narrow and widely spaced. 
D)  Uranus has rings that are clumped into several arclike segments. 
A)  Uranus has only one ring made up of fine dust. 
B)  Uranus has the most spectacular ring system with many bright,wide rings. 
C)  Uranus has 13 rings that are narrow and widely spaced. 
D)  Uranus has rings that are clumped into several arclike segments.

Question 2

If you wanted to search for faint rings around a giant planet by sending a spacecraft on a flyby,it would be best to do so:

Accepted Answer

A)  as the spacecraft approached the planet 
B)  after the spacecraft passed the planet 
C)  during the closest flyby 
D)  while orbiting one of its moons 
A)  as the spacecraft approached the planet 
B)  after the spacecraft passed the planet 
C)  during the closest flyby 
D)  while orbiting one of its moons

Question 3

Each season is 42 years long on Uranus because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they change on the timescale of Uranus' orbital period 
B)  Uranus rotates so slowly 
C)  Uranus's rotational axis is tipped by 45 degrees relative to it orbital axis 
D)  Hadley circulation is ineffective in transferring heat in Uranus' atmosphere 
A)  they change on the timescale of Uranus' orbital period 
B)  Uranus rotates so slowly 
C)  Uranus's rotational axis is tipped by 45 degrees relative to it orbital axis 
D)  Hadley circulation is ineffective in transferring heat in Uranus' atmosphere

Question 4

How does the thickness of Saturn's bright ring system compare to its diameter?

Accepted Answer

A)  It's about 10 times thinner. 
B)  It's about 1,000 times thinner. 
C)  It's about 100,000 times thinner. 
D)  It's about 10 million times thinner. 
A)  It's about 10 times thinner. 
B)  It's about 1,000 times thinner. 
C)  It's about 100,000 times thinner. 
D)  It's about 10 million times thinner.

Question 5

All the giant planets radiate more energy into space than they receive from the Sun EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune 
A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune

Question 6

Jupiter and Saturn contain solid rocky cores that are approximately 5 to 10 times the mass of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the ratio of Jupiter's volume to that of Earth's if both planets can be modeled as spheres and Jupiter's radius is 11 times that of Earth's?

Accepted Answer

The volume of a sphere is (4/3

Question 8

The composition of the giant planets is consistent with solar abundance,but not with the composition of the universe as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How does the discovery of Neptune relate to the discovery of extrasolar planets?

Accepted Answer

Neptune was discovered by measuring a wo

Question 10

The Great Red Spot,Jupiter's most prominent storm system,has a diameter that is __________ times the Earth's diameter.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  50 
A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  50

Question 11

Ring material:

Accepted Answer

A)  is made mostly of fine dust 
B)  has always orbited the giant planets 
C)  must constantly be renewed 
D)  is made of only house-sized rocks 
A)  is made mostly of fine dust 
B)  has always orbited the giant planets 
C)  must constantly be renewed 
D)  is made of only house-sized rocks

Question 12

The giant planets are made primarily of carbon dioxide and methane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If you monitor Jupiter's atmosphere and you see a storm move from a longitude of 60° west to a longitude of 80° west over 6 days,what is the wind speed at this storm's latitude on Jupiter? Note that these positions are measured on a coordinate system that rotates with the planet's interior.(The radius of Jupiter is 7.2 × 104 km.)

Accepted Answer

A)  700 m/s 
B)  300 m/s 
C)  100 m/s 
D)  50 m/s 
A)  700 m/s 
B)  300 m/s 
C)  100 m/s 
D)  50 m/s

Question 14

Where do Uranus's and Neptune's high magnetic fields originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Molten rocky cores 
B)  Salty oceans 
C)  Large magnetospheres 
D)  Metallic hydrogen layers 
A)  Molten rocky cores 
B)  Salty oceans 
C)  Large magnetospheres 
D)  Metallic hydrogen layers

Question 15

If the flux of sunlight on a planet suggested its temperature should be 200 K,but its actual temperature was 220 K,then how much more energy does this planet emit relative to the energy it receives from its parent star?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.3 times more energy 
B)  2.2 times more energy 
C)  1.1 times more energy 
D)  1.5 times more energy 
A)  5.3 times more energy 
B)  2.2 times more energy 
C)  1.1 times more energy 
D)  1.5 times more energy

Question 16

The inner core of each of the giant planets is made up of rocky material that is __________ times the mass of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 25 
B)  5 to 10 
C)  100 to 200 
D)  25 to 50 
A)  10 to 25 
B)  5 to 10 
C)  100 to 200 
D)  25 to 50

Question 17

The compositions of Uranus and Neptune differ primarily from that of Jupiter and Saturn in that the outer two planets contain more:

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrogen 
B)  helium 
C)  water ice 
D)  carbon dioxide 
A)  hydrogen 
B)  helium 
C)  water ice 
D)  carbon dioxide

Question 18

Jupiter radiates 70 percent more energy than it receives from the Sun,mostly because it is still contracting under its own gravity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All the giant planets except __________ experience seasons.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune 
A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune

Question 20

Uranus and Neptune are bluish green because they contain large amounts of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ammonia 
B)  methane 
C)  water vapor 
D)  hydrocarbons 
A)  ammonia 
B)  methane 
C)  water vapor 
D)  hydrocarbons

How do Uranus's rings differ from the ring systems of the other giant planets?

If you wanted to search for faint rings around a giant planet by sending a spacecraft on a flyby,it would be best to do so:

Each season is 42 years long on Uranus because:

How does the thickness of Saturn's bright ring system compare to its diameter?

All the giant planets radiate more energy into space than they receive from the Sun EXCEPT:

Jupiter and Saturn contain solid rocky cores that are approximately 5 to 10 times the mass of the Earth.

What is the ratio of Jupiter's volume to that of Earth's if both planets can be modeled as spheres and Jupiter's radius is 11 times that of Earth's?

The composition of the giant planets is consistent with solar abundance,but not with the composition of the universe as a whole.

How does the discovery of Neptune relate to the discovery of extrasolar planets?

The Great Red Spot,Jupiter's most prominent storm system,has a diameter that is __________ times the Earth's diameter.

Ring material:

The giant planets are made primarily of carbon dioxide and methane.

Where do Uranus's and Neptune's high magnetic fields originate?

If the flux of sunlight on a planet suggested its temperature should be 200 K,but its actual temperature was 220 K,then how much more energy does this planet emit relative to the energy it receives from its parent star?

The inner core of each of the giant planets is made up of rocky material that is __________ times the mass of the Earth.

The compositions of Uranus and Neptune differ primarily from that of Jupiter and Saturn in that the outer two planets contain more:

Jupiter radiates 70 percent more energy than it receives from the Sun,mostly because it is still contracting under its own gravity.

All the giant planets except __________ experience seasons.

Uranus and Neptune are bluish green because they contain large amounts of:

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Measuring the Stars

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Exam 8: The Giant Planets

How do Uranus's rings differ from the ring systems of the other giant planets?

If you wanted to search for faint rings around a giant planet by sending a spacecraft on a flyby,it would be best to do so:

Each season is 42 years long on Uranus because:

How does the thickness of Saturn's bright ring system compare to its diameter?

All the giant planets radiate more energy into space than they receive from the Sun EXCEPT:

Jupiter and Saturn contain solid rocky cores that are approximately 5 to 10 times the mass of the Earth.

What is the ratio of Jupiter's volume to that of Earth's if both planets can be modeled as spheres and Jupiter's radius is 11 times that of Earth's?

The composition of the giant planets is consistent with solar abundance,but not with the composition of the universe as a whole.

How does the discovery of Neptune relate to the discovery of extrasolar planets?

The Great Red Spot,Jupiter's most prominent storm system,has a diameter that is __________ times the Earth's diameter.

Ring material:

The giant planets are made primarily of carbon dioxide and methane.

Where do Uranus's and Neptune's high magnetic fields originate?

If the flux of sunlight on a planet suggested its temperature should be 200 K,but its actual temperature was 220 K,then how much more energy does this planet emit relative to the energy it receives from its parent star?

The inner core of each of the giant planets is made up of rocky material that is __________ times the mass of the Earth.

The compositions of Uranus and Neptune differ primarily from that of Jupiter and Saturn in that the outer two planets contain more:

Jupiter radiates 70 percent more energy than it receives from the Sun,mostly because it is still contracting under its own gravity.

All the giant planets except __________ experience seasons.

Uranus and Neptune are bluish green because they contain large amounts of:

Our Place in the Universe

Patterns in the Skymotions of Earth

Laws of Motion

Light and Telescopes

The Formation of Stars and Planets

Terrestrial Worlds in the Inner Solar System

Atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars

Small Bodies of the Solar System

Measuring the Stars

Our Star: The Sun

Evolution of Low-Mass Stars

Evolution of High-Mass Stars

The Expansion of Space

The Realm of the Galaxies

Our Galaxy: The Milky Way

Modern Cosmology and the Origin of Structure

Life in the Universe

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