Download Outer Planet review Much of what we know about the outer planets

Outer Planet review
1) Much of what we know about the outer planets comes from information gathered by
what spacecraft?
2) Jupiter’s giant red spot is actually a large____. 3 times larger than the earth.
3) What minefield lies outside of the orbit of mars and presents a large obstacle for
travelling to the outer solar system?
4) How does the composition of outer planets differ from that of the inner planets?
5) What are the names of Jupiter’s (large) moons?
6) What are incomplete planetary rings, similar to those around Neptune, called?
7) Where does Jupiter’s name come from?
8) Who first proposed the presence of Neptune and why?
9) Uranus’ axis is roughly 90 degrees different than the rest of the planets. What does this
mean for the change of “seasons” on Uranus?
10) If Jupiter’s magnetosphere were visible how large would it appear in our sky?
11) What term is given to the amount of light reflected off of a planet?
12) What is the currently most widely accepted theory concerning the origin of Saturn’s
ring?
13) Why is Uranus blueish-green?
14) Do Uranus and Neptune have rings?
15) What is significant about the discovery of Uranus?
16) Triton, the solar system’s largest moon, is special because:
17) What is the heat source that drives the winds on Neptune?
18) How is Pluto’s orbit different from other planets?
19) Does Pluto have an atmosphere?