Question 1

Jupiter's mass is more than twice the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which giant planet does NOT radiate more energy into space than it receives from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Jupiter is approximately 20 times more massive than the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If you tracked the motion of the clouds near Jupiter's Great Red Spot,which of the following diagrams shows the correct motion you would observe?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 5

When charged particles oscillate around magnetic field lines of a planet,they emit radiation in the microwave region of the spectrum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

On the giant planets,the atmospheric vortices that occur almost always lie between oppositely directed zonal winds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Each season is on Uranus lasts approximate 21 Earth years because:

Accepted Answer

A) Uranus takes a very long time to orbit around the Sun 
B) Uranus rotates very 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 
E) Uranus has many strong storms 
A) Uranus takes a very long time to orbit around the Sun 
B) Uranus rotates very 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 
E) Uranus has many strong storms

Question 8

If you monitor Jupiter's atmosphere and you see a storm near the equator move from a longitude of 60° west to a longitude of 80° west over six 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,and the radius of Jupiter is 7.2 × 107 m .

Accepted Answer

A) 700 m/s 
B) 300 m/s 
C) 100 m/s 
D) 50 m/s 
E) 500 m/s 
A) 700 m/s 
B) 300 m/s 
C) 100 m/s 
D) 50 m/s 
E) 500 m/s

Question 9

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 
D) carbon dioxide 
E) iron 
A) hydrogen 
B) helium 
C) water 
D) carbon dioxide 
E) iron

Question 10

We refer to some of the inner regions of Jupiter and Saturn as metallic hydrogen because they:

Accepted Answer

A) are as dense as lead 
B) are solid 
C) provide support for the upper layers of hydrogen and helium 
D) efficiently conduct electricity 
E) are found in the core like iron is found at the core of the Earth 
A) are as dense as lead 
B) are solid 
C) provide support for the upper layers of hydrogen and helium 
D) efficiently conduct electricity 
E) are found in the core like iron is found at the core of the Earth

Question 11

If you were to fly to Jupiter from the Earth,which of these parts of Jupiter would you hit first?

Accepted Answer

A) magnetosphere 
B) metallic hydrogen 
C) molecular hydrogen 
D) rocky materials 
E) stratosphere 
A) magnetosphere 
B) metallic hydrogen 
C) molecular hydrogen 
D) rocky materials 
E) stratosphere

Question 12

The Jovian atmospheric vortices are created by a combination of the Coriolis effect and:

Accepted Answer

A) rapid rotation 
B) convection 
C) their strong magnetic fields 
D) solar radiation 
E) gravity 
A) rapid rotation 
B) convection 
C) their strong magnetic fields 
D) solar radiation 
E) gravity

Question 13

What causes the horizontal bands on Jupiter and Saturn to have different colors? How can they be used to probe different altitudes in their atmospheres?

Accepted Answer

The different bands in Jupiter's and Sat

Question 14

What measurement tells us that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune are made of mostly water?

Accepted Answer

A) their mass 
B) their distance from the sun 
C) their average densities 
D) their temperatures 
E) their colors 
A) their mass 
B) their distance from the sun 
C) their average densities 
D) their temperatures 
E) their colors

Question 15

The radiation belts around Jupiter are much stronger than those found around the Earth because:

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter has larger storms than the Earth. 
B) Jupiter is colder than the Earth. 
C) Jupiter rotates faster than the Earth. 
D) Jupiter is farther from the Sun than the Earth. 
E) Jupiter has a stronger magnetic field than the Earth. 
A) Jupiter has larger storms than the Earth. 
B) Jupiter is colder than the Earth. 
C) Jupiter rotates faster than the Earth. 
D) Jupiter is farther from the Sun than the Earth. 
E) Jupiter has a stronger magnetic field than the Earth.

Question 16

Which of these observations would allow you to measure the mass of a planet?

Accepted Answer

A) the planet's orbital period 
B) the planet's rotational period 
C) the planet's distance from the Sun 
D) the orbit of one of that planet's moons 
E) the planet's temperature 
A) the planet's orbital period 
B) the planet's rotational period 
C) the planet's distance from the Sun 
D) the orbit of one of that planet's moons 
E) the planet's temperature

Question 17

The different cloud layers seen in Jupiter's bands represent clouds at different altitudes in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) molten rocky cores 
B) salty oceans 
C) large magnetospheres 
D) metallic hydrogen layers 
E) methane clouds 
A) molten rocky cores 
B) salty oceans 
C) large magnetospheres 
D) metallic hydrogen layers 
E) methane clouds

Question 19

Which of the giant planets was predicted to exist mathematically before it was ever seen through a telescope?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Define cloud cannibalism.Where is it observed in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Cloud cannibalism occurs when

Exam 10: Worlds of Gas and Liquid the Giant Planets

Jupiter's mass is more than twice the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined.

Which giant planet does NOT radiate more energy into space than it receives from the Sun?

Jupiter is approximately 20 times more massive than the Earth.

If you tracked the motion of the clouds near Jupiter's Great Red Spot,which of the following diagrams shows the correct motion you would observe?

When charged particles oscillate around magnetic field lines of a planet,they emit radiation in the microwave region of the spectrum.

On the giant planets,the atmospheric vortices that occur almost always lie between oppositely directed zonal winds.

Each season is on Uranus lasts approximate 21 Earth years because:

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

We refer to some of the inner regions of Jupiter and Saturn as metallic hydrogen because they:

If you were to fly to Jupiter from the Earth,which of these parts of Jupiter would you hit first?

The Jovian atmospheric vortices are created by a combination of the Coriolis effect and:

What causes the horizontal bands on Jupiter and Saturn to have different colors? How can they be used to probe different altitudes in their atmospheres?

What measurement tells us that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune are made of mostly water?

The radiation belts around Jupiter are much stronger than those found around the Earth because:

Which of these observations would allow you to measure the mass of a planet?

The different cloud layers seen in Jupiter's bands represent clouds at different altitudes in Jupiter's atmosphere.

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

Which of the giant planets was predicted to exist mathematically before it was ever seen through a telescope?

Define cloud cannibalism.Where is it observed in the Solar System?

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