Moons Flashcards
(10 cards)
0
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Biggest atmosphere?
A
Titan of Saturn
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Largest moon
A
Ganymede of Jupiter
2
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Coldest?
A
Triton of Neptune
3
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Most volcanic?
A
Io of Jupiter
4
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How many of the moons have synchronous rotation?
A
All of them
5
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What is the rocky moon?
A
Earths moon
6
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Where are the icy moons?
A
Most of Jupiter’s moons are going to be icy.
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Frozen gas moon?
A
Triton of Neptune.
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Q
In the outer planets what will determine the core heat source of the moons?
A
How close they are to the planets. This happens by tidal pulling or the gravity causing the friction of matter.
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What moons have the highest likelihood of life?
A
Europa-It has a hard ice crust with a liquid
Titan
Triton