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b el2.82741 Quizzes > Our Solar System (Quiz) Our Solar System (Quiz) a* Started: Oct 14 at 9:51pm Quiz Instructions Implausible. Any large A impactor approaching Saturn would be broken up by tidal forces. Make sure you have read through and watched the videos for Our Solar System before attempting this quiz. Explanation You have three attempts on this quiz. Only your highest score will be kept. Note that the questions may change The answer is implausible v i P between attempts. Modules Specific Learning Goals: People 1. Describe the differences between terrestrial and jovian planets (and asteroids/comets) Pages 2. Explain what influences the temperature of a planet's surface 3. Explain why there is geological activity on some bodies and not on others |Quizzes Learner Support - . Resources [ Question 1 1pts Learner Support Resources Why do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings? Zoom O They all captured particles @® All have small moons and small orbiting particles that constantly collide and make rings O All four planets had a large moon that disintegrated O Rings were left over from solar system formation [ Question 2 1pts Surprising discovery? Saturn's core is pockmarked with impact craters and dotted with volcanoes erupting basaltic lava. Implausible. No impactors would survive the immense pressures at the depth of Saturn's core. O Implausible. Saturn's high rotation would prevent an impactor from reaching its core. ) Plausible. Saturn's moons also show impact craters and volcanoes. ) Plausible. Saturn’s atmosphere originated from the volatiles in impactors that were released via volcanic activity. ) Implausible. Any large impactor approaching Saturn would be broken up by tidal forces. [ Question3 1pts The terrestrial planets are different from the giant planets because when they formed: (Choose the best answer.) ) the inner solar system was moving faster, so centrifugal force was more important. D the outer solar system took up a bigger volume, so there was more material to form planets. @ the inner solar system was richer in heavy elements. ) the inner solar system was hotter than the outer solar system. [ | Question 4 1pts What is the reservoir of cold comets beyond Pluto called? ) Interstellar space ) The comet reservoir D Planet X The extrasolar comet bank ® The Kuiper belt [ Question 5 1 pts Why are smaller terrestrial bodies such as Mercury or the Moon “geologically dead"? (Choose the best answer.) O They don't have volcanoes @® They cooled off faster than Earth did ) They were hit by fewer meteorites O They don't have erosion D They are made of different materials than Earth No new data to save. Last checked at 9:57pm Questions +/ Question 1 v/ Question 2 v/ Question 3 +/ Question 4 v/ Question 5 Time Running: = Hide Time Attempt due: Oct 15 at 11:59pm 1 Hour, 53 Minutes, 32 Seconds

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