30.3 & 30.4 vocab

Question 1

jupiter

Answer 1

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System

Question 2

saturn

Answer 2

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter

Question 3

uranus

Answer 3

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun

Question 4

neptune

Answer 4

Neptune is the eighth and farthest-known Solar planet from the Sun

Question 5

dwarf planet

Answer 5

a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such

Question 6

comet

Answer 6

a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

Question 7

asteroid

Answer 7

a small rocky body orbiting the sun

Question 8

meteoroid

Answer 8

a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth’s atmosphere.

Question 9

sedna

Answer 9

a probable dwarf planet that orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune

Question 10

extraterrestrial life

Answer 10

life that may exist on other planets

Question 11

which space probes flew past jupiter in 1979

Answer 11

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2

Question 12

which space probes reached jupiter in 1995

Answer 12

Galileo

Question 13

what did the voyager probes and Galileo study

Answer 13

Jupiter and its moons

Question 14

how many known moons does jupiter have

Answer 14

79 moons

Question 15

what are the four galilean moons

Answer 15

Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto

Question 16

which of the galilean moons is 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’s

Question 18

which of the galilean moons is the most volcanically active object in the solar system

Answer 18

Io

Question 19

what is saturn’s most commonly known feature

Answer 19

rings

Question 20

what is saturn’s rings made out of

Answer 20

pieces of comets, asteroids or shattered moons

Question 21

how many moons does saturn have at least

Answer 21

82

Question 22

what is the name of saturn’s largest moon

Answer 22

titan

Question 23

what is the name of the spacecraft that approached saturn in 2004

Answer 23

Cassini spacecraft

Question 24

what was cassini’s mission

Answer 24

observe weather and seasonal changes

Question 25

what was the huygens mission

Answer 25

explore Saturn

Question 26

which space probe is the only probe to study uranus

Answer 26

Voyager 2

Question 27

how many moons does uranus have

Answer 27

27

Question 28

how is uranus axis tilt

Answer 28

97.77 degrees

Question 29

what color is uranus

Answer 29

blue green

Question 30

which space probe is the only probe to reach neptune

Answer 30

Voyager 2

Question 31

what makes neptune a bluer color then uranus

Answer 31

2.7 times more energy

Question 32

how many moons does neptune have

Answer 32

14

Question 33

what is the largest moon neptune has

Answer 33

triton

Question 34

what are the 3 dwarf planets

Answer 34

Ceres, Pluto, and Eris

Question 35

what is the bright cloud of a comet called

Answer 35

coma

Question 36

where does comets originate

Answer 36

oort cloud

Question 37

when meteoroids enter earths atmosphere what are they called

Answer 37

shooting star

Question 38

when a meteor strikes earth surface, what are they called

Answer 38

meteor

Question 39

what does AU stand for

Answer 39

Astronomical Unit

Question 40

what is and AU equal

Answer 40

9.296e+7 miles