Question 1

Use these choices for the following questions.
-Which of the above applies to Triton?

Accepted Answer

A)  the most volcanically active body in the solar system
B)  thought to have a deep, subsurface ocean of liquid water
C)  probably a captured Kuiper Belt object
D)  the target of the Huygens probe, which landed on its surface.
E)  the largest moon in the solar systemF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

How thick are Saturn's rings from top to bottom?

Accepted Answer

A)   a few million kilometers
B)   a few tens of thousands of kilometers
C)   a few hundred kilometers
D)   a few kilometers
E)   a few tens of metersF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Suppose you could float in space just a few meters above Saturn's rings. What would you see as you looked down on the rings?

Accepted Answer

A)   countless icy particles, ranging in size from dust grains to large boulders
B)   a solid, shiny surface, looking much like a piece of a DVD but a lot bigger
C)   dozens of large "moonlets" made of metal and rock, each a few kilometers across
D)   Nothing-up close, the rings would be so completely invisible that you'd have no way to know they are there. They can be seen only from a distance.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What is the most abundant gas in Titan's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   methane
B)   nitrogen
C)   hydrogen compounds
D)   oxygen
E)   argonF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Some of the moons of the jovian planets have significant atmospheres.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hydrogen exists as a gas, liquid, and solid within Jupiter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which moon has a thick atmosphere made mostly of nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Titan
B)   Triton
C)   Ganymede
D)   EuropaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The mass of Saturn can be determined by applying Kepler's 3ʳᵈ Law to the motion of a single ice particle in its rings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the jovian planets have rings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jupiter
B)   Saturn
C)   Uranus
D)   Neptune
E)   all of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Planetary rings are

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A)   nearer to their planet than any of the planet's large moons.
B)   orbiting in the equatorial plane of their planet.
C)   composed of a large number of individual particles that orbit their planet in accord with Kepler's third law.
D)   known to exist for all of the jovian planets.
E)   all of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 11

If Jupiter were 10 times more massive, it would generate nuclear fusion in its core and be a star instead of a planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the internal layering of Jupiter, from the center outward?

Accepted Answer

A)   Core of rock, metal, and hydrogen compounds; thick layer of metallic hydrogen; layer of liquid hydrogen; layer of gaseous hydrogen; cloud layer
B)   Core of rock and metal; mantle of lower density rock; upper layer of gaseous hydrogen; cloud layer
C)   Solid rock core; layer of solid metallic hydrogen; layer of pure liquid hydrogen; cloud layer
D)   Liquid core of hydrogen compounds; liquid hydrogen layer; metallic hydrogen layer; gaseous hydrogen layer; cloud layerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Describe two leading scenarios for the origin of the planetary rings. What makes us think that ring systems must be continually replenished?

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Question 14

Which jovian planet should have the most extreme seasonal changes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Uranus
B)   Jupiter
C)   Saturn
D)   NeptuneE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

How many more times is the atmospheric pressure in Jupiter's core greater than the atmospheric pressure at Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   10 thousand
B)   100 thousand
C)   1 million
D)   10 million
E)   100 millionF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Which statement about Io is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the most volcanically active body in our solar system.
B)   It is thought to have a deep, subsurface ocean of liquid water.
C)   It is the largest moon in the solar system.
D)   It is the only moon in the solar system with a thick atmosphere.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which statement about Saturn's rings is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The rings must look much the same today as they did shortly after Saturn formed.
B)   The large gap known as the Cassini Division is shaped by an orbital resonance with the moon Mimas, which orbits well outside the rings.
C)   Some features of the rings are shaped by small moons that actually orbit within the ring system.
D)   The rings are so thin that they essentially disappear from view when seen edge-on.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which statement about planetary rings is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Saturn's rings formed along with its moons 4.6 billion years ago.
B)   All four jovian planets have rings.
C)   Individual ring particles orbit their planet in accord with Kepler's laws, so that particles closer in orbit faster than particles farther out.
D)   Rings are always located closer to a planet's surface than any large moons.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Use these choices for the following questions.
-Which of the above applies to Titan?

Accepted Answer

A)  the most volcanically active body in the solar system
B)  thought to have a deep, subsurface ocean of liquid water
C)  probably a captured Kuiper Belt object
D)  the target of the Huygens probe, which landed on its surface.
E)  the largest moon in the solar systemF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Io's Volcanoes Predicted? The intense volcanic activity on Io came as somewhat of a surprise to many when it was discovered by the Voyager mission in 1979. Nevertheless, argue that all of the elements where in place to make a prediction of intense volcanic activity on Io before the Voyager mission. Search on the web for the history of Io's volcanism to see if such a prediction was actually made.

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