30.3 Flashcards

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fifth planet from the Sun

A

Jupiter

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2
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sixth planet from the Sun

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Saturn

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3
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seventh planet from the Sun

A

Uranus

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4
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eighth planet from the Sun

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Neptune

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5
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nearly round objects in orbit around the Sun that are not satellites and that have not cleared the debris in their orbit

A

dwarf planets

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6
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composed of dust and rock particles, frozen water, methane, ammonia

A

comet

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7
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rocky objects formed from material similar to materials in composition

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asteroids

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8
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sand to boulder sized objects in the solar system

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meteoroids

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9
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labeled a distant planetoid

A

sedna

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10
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life beyond earth

A

extraterrestrial planets

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11
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Which space probes flew past Jupiter in 1979

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Voyager 1 and Voyager 2

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12
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Which space probe reached Jupiter in 1995

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Galileo

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13
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What did the voyager probes and Galileo study

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composition, structure and motion of Jupiter’s atmosphere and many features of its moon

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14
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How many moons does Jupiter have

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63

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15
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What are the 4 Galilean moons

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Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa

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16
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which of the Galilean moons is the largest in the solar system

17
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Which of the Galilean moons most likely have water trapped beneath their surface

A

Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa

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Which of the Galilean moons is the most volcanically active object in the solar system

19
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What is Saturn’s most commonly known feature

20
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What are Saturns rings made of

A

particles of water-ice

21
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How many moons does Saturn have at least

22
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What is the name of Saturns largest moon

23
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What is the name of the spacecraft that approached Saturn in 2004

A

Cassini-Huygens

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What is Cassinis mission

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Collected data about Saturn, it rings and it its many moons

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Which space probe is the only probe to study Uranus
Voyager 2
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How many moons does Uranus have
27 moons
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How is Uranus axis tilt
parallel to its plane
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What color is Uranus
blue-green
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Which space probe is the only probe to reach Neptune
Voyager 2
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What makes Neptune a bluer color than Uranus
contains about 3 percent methane
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How many moons does Neptune have
13 moons
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What is Neptune's largest moons
Triton
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What are the names of the Dwarf planets
Pluto, Eris, Ceres
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What is the bright cloud of a comet called
Coma
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Where do comets originate
Kuiper belt or the Oort cloud
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When meteoroids enter the Earths atmosphere, what are they called
"shooting stars" or meteor
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When a meteor strikes Earths surface, what are they called
Meteorites
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What does AU stand for
Astronomical Unit
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What is an AU equal
150 million km