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The element that can act like a metal when it is under
tremendous pressure and is probably responsible for
Jupiter and Saturn's magnetism is:
A. Gold
B. Helium
C. Hydrogen
D. Water
E. Vanallenium - Answer-C. Hydrogen
Which of the following characteristics distinguishes Uranus
from every other planet in our solar system?
A. It has more than one moon
B. It's atmosphere is made of gases
C. It rotates on an axis tilted almost 90 degrees to the
circle of its orbit
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D. It's orbit is significantly tilted relative to the orbits of the
other planets
E. It's magnetic axis does not lie in the same direction as
its rotation axis - Answer-C. It rotates on an axis tilted
almost 90 degrees to the circle of its orbit
Why is Saturn flatter than Jupiter?
A. Jupiter is closer to the Sun, so it is poofed-up, making it
rounder
B. Jupiter has more mass and thus stronger
gravity to counter the rotational
flattening
C. Saturn's rings are larger causing it to
flatten out more
D. Jupiter is more solid than Saturn - Answer-B. Jupiter
has more mass and thus stronger
gravity to counter the rotational
flattening
Why is Jupiter reddish in color?
A. Because it is very hot
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B. Because of the composition of its atmosphere
C. Because it is moving very quickly
D. Because it is rusty, like Mars - Answer-B. Because of
the composition of its atmosphere
The interiors of the giant planets are heated by
gravitational contraction. We know this because:
A. The cores are very hot
B. The giant planets radiate more energy than they receive
from the Sun
C. The giant planets have strong magnetic fields
D. The giant planets are mostly atmosphere - Answer-B.
The giant planets radiate more energy than they receive
from the Sun
Which of the following planets are gas giants?
A. Jupiter and Saturn
B. Uranus and Neptune - Answer-A. Jupiter and Saturn
Which of the following does the composition of a planet
like Jupiter resemble:
A. The Sun
B. The Moon
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C. The Earth
D. Mars
E. The Asteroids - Answer-A. The Sun
Jupiter has enough mass to make 318 Earths. In contrast,
Uranus and Neptune have only enough mass to make
A. 100 Earths
B. 70 Earths
C. 15 Earths
D. 2 Earths - Answer-C. 15 Earths
Which of the following statements about the seasons on
Jupiter is correct?
A. Jupiter has seasons pretty much like the Earth; its axis
has the same tilt, and each season is about the same
length
B. Jupiter has the same axis tilt as the Earth, but each
season on Jupiter is much longer
C. Jupiters axis is hardly tilted so it has no real seasonal
variations
D. Jupiter's orbit brings it much closer to the Sun in the
summer and much farther from the Sun in Winter -