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Worlds of the Outer Solar System
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Both Jupiter and Saturn
a. have liquid metallic hydrogen in their interiors.
b.have rings.
c.emit more energy than the absorb from the sun.
d.have belt and zone circulation.
e. all of the above
2. Jupiter does not have
a. hot interior.
b. convection occurring in its atmosphere.
c. crustal plates on its surface.
d. a dynamo effect_
e. any rings.
3. The particles in Jupiter's ring
a. must be silicate particles.
b. must be particles of ices.
c.must be metallic particles.
d. must be pieces of captured comets.
e.must be material from eruptions of volcanoes on Io.
4. Saturn's rings are
a.composed of ice particles.
b.in the plane of the planet's equator.
c.within the planet's Roche limit.
d.all of the above
e. none of the above
5. Saturn's F ring and the rings of Uranus are similar in that
a.they are made of dark material.
b.they are made of icy material.
c.they are found near large moons.
d.they show well defined spokes.
e.they are very narrow
6. Though Titan is small, it is able to retain an atmosphere because
a. it is very cold.
b. it is very dense.
c. it rotates very slowly.
d. it attracts gas from the solar wind.
e. it has a very strong magnetic field.
7. Which of the Galilean satellites are geologically active?
a. lo and Callisto
b.Ganymede and Titan
c.Titan and Callisto
d. Europa and Io
e. Ganymede and Callisto
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8. The rotation of Uranus is peculiar in that
a.it is much slower than is typical for Jovian planets.
b.it is much faster than is typical for Jovian planets.
c.the equator rotates much faster than the poles.
d. the axis is nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit.
e. it can not be measure because Uranus has no surface features.
9. The magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune are peculiar in that they are
a. highly inclined to the axis of rotation.
b. very strong.
c.linked to the solar wind.
d.produced by disturbances caused by the orbits of the moons.
e.all of the above
10. The narrowness of the rings of Uranus and Neptune is believed to be caused by
a.gravitational interactions between ring particles.
b.a spiral density wave which confines them.
c.the magnetic field which holds them in place.
d.the smaller mass of Uranus and Neptune as compared to that of Saturn.
e. small shepherd moons that orbit near the rings.
11. Which of the following are found on Triton, a moon of Neptune?
a.
.
b
c.
.
d
e.
craters.
flooded basins.
eruptions of nitrogen through vents in the surface.
a nitrogen atmosphere.
all of the above
Fill in the Blank Questions
1. The largest satellites of Jupiter are known as the ____ satellites.
2.Volcanism is apparent on many objects in the solar system. However, volcanic
activity is known to be currently occurring only on Earth and
3.The one object in the solar system besides Earth suspected of currently having
a liquid on its surface is
4. The region of Jupiter that is responsible for the magnetic field is composed of
True-FaIse Questions
1. Jupiter radiates less heat than it absorbs from the sun.
2. Both Jupiter and Saturn contain liquid metallic hydrogen.
3. Although Uranus and Neptune have no liquid metallic hydrogen in their interiors,
they do have magnetic fields.
4. The rings around Uranus and Neptune are confined by shepherd satellites.
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5.If Uranus had no moon, it would probably not have rings.
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