PLANETARY SCIENCE REVIEW UPDATED A+
◉ The largest volcano in our solar system is _____ and is found on
Mars
Answer: Olympus Mons
◉ The Martian atmosphere is composed primarily of
Answer: Co2
◉ The surface of Mars is made largely of the most common rock in
the solar system, which is
Answer: basalt
◉ The four giant planets of the Solar System include
Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
◉ Jupiter is about ___ AU from the Sun
Answer: 5 AU
◉ Saturn is about ____ AU from the Sun
Answer: 10 AU
, ◉ Jupiter and Saturn are made primarily of
Answer: Hydrogen
◉ Uranus and Neptune are blue because of the presence of ____ in
their outer shells
Answer: CH4 (methane)
◉ The largest moon in the solar system is
Answer: Ganymede
◉ Cratering on Callisto implies
Answer: no resurfacing since the earliest days of the solar system
◉ Grooves on outer solar system bodies may represent
Answer: regions of upwelling liquid water that freeze and pushes
apart older "plates"
◉ Active volcanoes are seen erupting on
Answer: Io