Vocab- S3

Question 1

Jupiter

Answer 1

Largest Planet

Question 2

How far is Saturn from the sun

Answer 2

Sixth planet from the sun

Question 3

How far is Neptune from the sun

Answer 3

Eight planet from the sun

Question 4

How far is Uranus from the sun

Answer 4

The Seventh planet from the sun

Question 5

Dwarf Planets

Answer 5

Round objects that orbits the sun

Question 6

What is a comet

Answer 6

Dust and rock particles frozen in space

Question 7

Astroids

Answer 7

Found between the orbits

Question 8

Extraterrestrial Life

Answer 8

Life beyond Earth

Question 9

What is Sedna labeled as

Answer 9

Labeled as a distant planet

Question 10

Meteoroids

Answer 10

Sand- to- Boulder sized objects in the solar system

Question 11

Which space probes flew past Jupiter in 1979

Answer 11

Voyager 1 & 2

Question 12

Which space prob reached Jupiter in 1995

Answer 12

Galileo space probe

Question 13

What did the Voyager probes and Galileo study

Answer 13

Composition, structure, and motion

Question 14

How many moons does Jupiter have

Answer 14

63 moons

Question 15

What are the four Galilean moons

Answer 15

Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa

Question 16

Which of the Galilean moons are the largest

in the Solar System

Answer 16

Ganymede

Question 17

Which of the Galilean moons most likely have water

trapped beneath their surface

Answer 17

Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

Question 18

Which of the Galilean moons is likely volcanically

active

Answer 18

Moon lo

Question 19

What is Saturn’s most commonly known feature

Answer 19

It’s rings

Question 20

What are Saturn’s rings made of

Answer 20

particles of water-ice

Question 21

How many moons does Saturn have

Answer 21

60 moons

Question 22

What is Saturn’s largest moon

Answer 22

Titan

Question 23

What was the name of the space craft that approached

Saturn in 2004

Answer 23

Cassini-Huygens

Question 24

What was Cassini’s mission

Answer 24

Orbiting Saturn

Question 25

What was the Huygens mission

Answer 25

Methan Lakes and hydrocarbon sand dunes on Titan

Question 26

What was the only Space Probe to Study Uranus

Answer 26

Voyager 2

Question 27

How many moons does Uranus have

Answer 27

27 moons

Question 28

Does Uranus have moons

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

What is its axis tilt like

Answer 29

So tilted it's almost parallel

Question 30

What color is Uranus

Answer 30

Blue-Green

Question 31

Which is the only space probe to reach Neptune

Answer 31

Voyager 2

Question 32

What makes it look bluer than Uranus

Answer 32

3 percent methane

Question 33

How many moons does it have

Answer 33

13 moons

Question 34

What is it's largest moon

Answer 34

Triton

Question 35

What are the three names of the dwarf planets

Answer 35

Pluto, Eris, Ceres

Question 36

Where do comets originate

Answer 36

From a vast disk of icy objects beyond Neptunes orbit called Kuiper Belt

Question 37

When meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere, what | are they called

Answer 37

Shooting Stars or Meteorites

Question 38

When the meteor strikes Earth's surface, what | are they called

Answer 38

Meteorites

Question 39

What does AU stand for

Answer 39

Astronomical Unit

Question 40

What is an AU equal

Answer 40

150 Kilometres