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Q1. What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
a.
a huge patch of sulfur in Jupiter's atmosphere
b.
a giant storm that is about twice as wide as the planet Earth
c.
reflected sunlight that is red for the same reason sunrises and sunsets are red
on Earth
d.
a portion of strongly heated gas near the surface of Jupiter caused by a
collision with a comet
e.
a giant crater on the surface of Jupiter
Answer: b
Q2. Jupiter's "striped" appearance is a result of
a.
changes in the strength of Jupiter's magnetic field with latitude.
b.
alternating bands of liquid and gaseous material at different latitudes.
c.
changes in the atmospheric composition with latitude.
d.
alternating bands of rising and falling air at different latitudes.
Answer: d
Q3. The largest Jovian moons have sizes comparable to Mercury. Why do they have
an icy composition compared to Mercury's rocky composition?
a.
They formed beyond the frost line, where ices were more abundant than
metals and rock.
b.
They experienced many more comet impacts during the heavy bombardment.
c.
They formed from hydrogen compounds expelled by the jovian planets.
d.
They are captured comets.
Answer: a
Q4. Why are there no impact craters on the surface of Io?
a.
Jupiter's strong gravity prevents impacts from hitting Io.
b.
Io formed only recently, long after the heavy bombardment ended.
c.
All of Io's impact craters have been buried by lava flows.
d.
Any impact craters that once existed on Io were eroded by winds and rain.
e.
Io is too small to have experienced many impacts.
Answer: c
Q5. Which of the following best describes the surface of Europa?
a.
The surface is covered in liquid methane.
b.
The surface is covered by a liquid water ocean.
c.
The surface is rocky and dry.
d.
The surface is comprised of very smooth ice.
e.
The surface is comprised of ice with many cracks in it.
Answer: e
Q6. Why do astronomers suspect that Triton was a Kuiper belt object that was
captured by Neptune?
a.
It has an atmosphere and a measurable greenhouse effect.
b.
It is too large to have been formed in the jovian nebula that formed Neptune.
c.
It is colder than any other moon or planet.
d.
It orbits Neptune in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
e.
An intercepted alien radio transmission told them so.
f.
It undergoes seasonal changes.
Answer: d
Q7. Which of the following best describes the internal layering of Jupiter, from the
center outward?
a.
thick layer of metallic hydrogen
b.
cloud layer
c.
layer of liquid hydrogen
d.
core of rock, metal, and hydrogen compounds
e.
layer of gaseous hydrogen
Answer: d, a, c, e, b
Q8.
What are all the black spots on this object?
a.
impact craters on Uranus's moon Miranda
b.
volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io
c.
giant cliffs on the planet Mercury
d.
probably rust on a frying pan
e.
methane lakes on Saturn's moon Titan
Answer: b
Q9. An icy leftover planetesimal orbiting the Sun is called a(n)
a.
meteorite.
b.
comet.
c.
flying frying pan
d.
moon.
e.
asteroid
Answer: b
Q10. When you see the bright flash of a meteor, what are you actually seeing?
a.
a star that has suddenly shot across the sky
a.
a bright star moving quickly past our solar system
b.
emission of visible light from a particle that has not yet entered Earth's
atmosphere
c.
the flash that occurs when a speeding rock from space hits the ground
d.
the glow from a sand- or pea-size particle and the surrounding air as the
particle burns up in our atmosphere
e.
the cosmos reacting to when an astrologer makes an incorrect horoscope
prediction
Answer: d
Q11. Comets are largely made out of
a.
rock.
b.
decomposed dinosaurs - a cosmic fossil fuel.
c.
metal
d.
rock and ice.
e.
hydrogen compounds.
f.
hydrogen gas.
Answer: d
Q12. Which of the following is furthest from the Sun?
a.
a comet in the Oort cloud
b.
an asteroid in the asteroid belt
c.
a comet in the Kuiper belt
d.
Neptune
e.
Pluto
Answer: a
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