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Test #2 Objectives: 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Jupiters size?

A

87,000 miles

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2
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Jupiter is Made of?

A

Hydrogen and Helium

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3
Q

Galilean Satellites are?

A

Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto

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4
Q

The Great Red Spot is?

A

8,000 by 30,000 and a raging storm.

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5
Q

Jupiter Rotates in?

A

Under 10 hours

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6
Q

Jupiter’s Colored Bands Come From?

A

Ammonia.

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7
Q

Saturn’s Density?

A

It would float in water

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8
Q

Saturn’s Rings are How Long?

A

171,000 miles

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9
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Saturn’s Color?

A

Golden Amber

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10
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Saturn’s Rings are Made of?

A

Asteroids or broken up moons.

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11
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The F-Ring is Caused by?

A

The Co-orbital moons

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12
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What are the Co-Orbital Moons?

A

Janus and Epimetheus

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13
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Why Does Io Have Few Craters?

A

Because volcanoes cover the holes.

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14
Q

Who Discovered Uranus?

A

William Herschel in 1781: the first planet to be discovered

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15
Q

Uranus’ Revolution Period is?

A

94 years

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16
Q

Uranus Rotates Oddly; How?

A

It rotates on it’s side

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17
Q

Uranus’ Atmosphere is?

A

Methane

18
Q

Uranus Has About How Many Moons?

A

27

19
Q

Uranus has Rings: Yes or No?

A

Yes

20
Q

What are the Dwarf Planets?

A

Pluto, Ceres, and Eris

21
Q

What is Planet X?

A

An undiscovered 10th planet to explain the divination in Neptune’s orbit

22
Q

Neptune Was Diacovered in?

A

1846

23
Q

Neptune was Discovered Because?

A

To explain deviations in Uranus

24
Q

Pluto Rotates Every?

A

6.4 Days

25
Q

Visible light is _______ nanometers?

A

400-700

400: Blue
700: Red

26
Q

What are the Dwarf Planets?

A

Pluto, Ceres, and Eris

27
Q

What is Planet X?

A

An undiscovered 10th planet to explain the divination in Neptune’s orbit

28
Q

Neptune Was Diacovered in?

A

1846

29
Q

Neptune was Discovered Because?

A

To explain deviations in Uranus

30
Q

Pluto Orbits Every?

A

247 years on it’s side (like Uranus)

31
Q

Pluto was Discovered?

A

By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930

32
Q

Pluto’s Moon is?

A

Charon

33
Q

Asteroids are Found in the Solar System Where?

A

Between Mars and Jupiter

34
Q

Apollo Asteroids

A

Asteroids between Mars and Earth

35
Q

Trojans Are?

A

Asteroids-like bodies in groups by Jupiter

36
Q

How Many Comets are There and Where?

A

100 Billion, and beyond Pluto (Oort Cloud)

37
Q

The Comet’s Tail Points _______ From the Sun…

A

Away from the Sun

38
Q

Meteoroid

A

Still in space

39
Q

Meteor

A

Burning in Earth’s atmosphere

40
Q

Meteorites

A

On the Earth’s surface

41
Q

Meteors, Meteoroids and Meteorites Are All?

A

Comets

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