chapter 12 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which spacecraft was the first to orbit Jupiter (rather than merely pass by)?
A
Galleles
2
Q
- Which spacecraft was the first to orbit Saturn (rather than merely pass by)?
A
cassini
3
Q
- ATYI, Jupiter is . . . A) almost a star. B) far from being a star.
A
B far from a star
4
Q
- ATYI, would Saturn float in water?
A
yes/NO
5
Q
- Which planet has the shortest day?
A
saturn
6
Q
- The next shortest day?
A
Both
7
Q
- Given its color, should the GRS be high or low altitude?
A
high altitude
8
Q
- What are the 3 cloud layers of Jupiter and Saturn from top
(highest) to bottom (deepest)?
A
amonia ice
sulfer
water
9
Q
- Who discovered Saturn’s rings?
A
gallileo
10
Q
- Who first identified them as rings?
A
Hait
11
Q
- What’s the order of Saturn’s rings?
A
DCB cassini AFGE
12
Q
- In which major ring are the two named gaps?
A
A ring
13
Q
- We’re within Roche’s limit so why aren’t we ripped apart?
A
we are not held together by gravity
14
Q
- Which way does a spacecraft need to fly by a planet to give a gravity boost relative to the Sun to propel it further out from the direction of the Sun than it otherwise would reach?
A
behind
