Chapter 30.3

Question 1

Jupiter

Answer 1

The fifth planet from the sun.

Question 2

Saturn

Answer 2

The sixth planet from the sun.

Question 3

Uranus

Answer 3

The seventh planet from the sun.

Question 4

Neptune

Answer 4

The eight planet from the sun.

Question 5

Dwarf Planets

Answer 5

Nearly round objects that orbit the sun, are not satellites, and haven’t cleared the debris in their orbit.

Question 6

Comet

Answer 6

Composed of dust and rock particles, frozen methane, and ammonia.

Question 7

Asteroid

Answer 7

Rocky objects from material similar to earth.

Question 8

Meteoroids

Answer 8

Smaller Asteroid.

Question 9

Sedna

Answer 9

A planetoid smaller than Pluto that orbits the sun in the Kepler belt.

Question 10

Extraterrestrial life

Answer 10

Life Beyond Earth.

Question 11

Which space probes flew past Jupiter in 1979?

Answer 11

Voyager 1 And Voyager 2.

Question 12

Which space probe reached Jupiter in 1995?

Answer 12

Galileo Space Probe.

Question 13

What did the Voyager and Galileo space probes study?

Answer 13

The composition, structure, and atmosphere of Jupiter.

Question 14

How many known moons does Jupiter have?

Answer 14

63.