outer planet stuff Flashcards

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gas giants

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Jupiter and saturn

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ice giants

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uranus and neptune

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3
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giant planet similarities

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rapid rotation (makes them squished) and strong Coriolis forces (storms and high winds)

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4
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highest clouds of uranus and neptune

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methane ice (makes them blue)

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5
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regular moons

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moons formed with their planet, revolve in the same direction as they rotate, tidally locked

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6
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irregular moons

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moons gravitationally captured by a planet, backward orbits

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7
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io moon

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Jupiter’s moon, active, most volcanically active

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8
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Europa moon

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Jupiter moon, active, large oceans, could house life

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9
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gaynmede moon

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Jupiters moon, formerly active

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10
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Callisto moon

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jupiters moon, geologically dead

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11
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enceladus moon

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saturn moon, active, has cryovolcanism

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12
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titan moon

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saturn, possibly active, large lakes of methane

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13
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triton moon

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neptune moon, active, snow evaporates then falls back down

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