Chapter 5- Gas Giants

Question 0

Characteristics of all gas giants

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1. Huge
2. Countless moons
3. Rings surrounding them
4. Strange chemistry

Question 1

Gas giants are aka…

Answer 1

The Jovian planets (after Jupiter)

Question 2

Order of outer planets

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1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune

Question 3

Differential Rotation

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Gas rotation rate isn’t consistent. Creates gas swirls (bands/mixture)

Question 4

Why does Uranus roll throughout the universe

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Something knocked it over

Question 5

Jupiter aka

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King of all gods

Brightest planet in solar system

Question 6

Jupiter has ___ moons… What are the 4 biggest called?

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63

4 biggest= Galilean moons

Question 7

Voyager 1 and 2

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Went to Jupiter
Lost voyager 1- use voyager 2
Carried lots of instruments to study magnetosphere
Had messages on gold plates

Question 8

Belts and Zones on Jupiter

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• results of convection
• equivalent of high and low pressure systems on earth
• warmer zones spread out more
• belts= dark Zones = light

Question 9

Zonal Flow

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East and west winds. Drop off at poles

Question 10

Jupiters rotational speed

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• fastest rotational speed in solar system
• 9 hours 56 minutes
• due to rings

Question 11

Great Red Spot

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• on Jupiter
• hurricane like feature in upper atmosphere
• bigger than our planet
• 300+ years old

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Saturn

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• 2nd largest

* best known for rings

Question 13

Saturn is aka as…

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Father of Jupiter

Question 14

Saturn orbits sun at..

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2x distance as Jupiter

Very faint–> last planet ancients could see

Question 15

Saturns rings are made of…

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Gasses

Question 16

Cassini

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• went to Jupiter first–> slingshots to Saturn
• flew through gap in rings
• released probe to the moon Titan to study atmosphere

Question 17

Mimas

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Death Star

Question 18

Saturn’s Atmosphere is made of…

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Helium and hydrogen

Helium condensed, liquified and shrunk to center

Question 19

Saturn’s wind speeds of…

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1500 km/hr

Question 20

Weather on Saturn is…

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Ripped up by the wind

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Great hexagon storm

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At South Pole.. Honeycomb shape

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Rings on Saturn

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• not solid
• made of dust and boulders
• tilted at 23 degrees

Question 23

Do the gas giants have surfaces

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No

Question 24

Saturn has how many named moons

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48

Question 25

Belts and zones

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Changes in color (light/dark) on the surface. Different gasses

Question 26

Significance of methane on planets

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Carbon

Question 27

Differential Rotation

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Inconsistent gas rates

Question 28

Opposite of a hurricane

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Anti cyclone

Question 29

Probe Galileo explored..

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Jupiter

Question 30

Which planet rolls around

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Uranus

Question 31

Some think Jupiter is a failed ___

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Star

Question 32

Fastest wind speeds are where?

How fast?

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Neptune

2,000 km/hr

Question 33

Probe Cassini explored

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Saturn/atmosphere of Titan

Question 34

Storm on Neptune

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Great dark spot

Question 35

Who discovered Uranus

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Hershel

Question 36

Saturn is best known for its

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Rings (made of debris)

Question 37

If placed in water, this planet would float

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Saturn

Question 38

Brightest moon… Covered in snow

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Enceladus

Question 39

How thick are saturns rings

Answer 39

1-2 stories

Question 40

Saturns biggest moon

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Tritan

Question 41

Can we see ALL gas giants w/o a telescope?

Answer 41

No