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Exam 3 moons Flashcards

1
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What small moons discussed in class orbit Neptune?

A

Naiad and Thalassa

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What small moons discussed in class orbit Saturn?

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Telesto, Calypso, Janus, Epimetheus, Hyperion, Pan, Atlas and Daphinis

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What small moon discussed in class orbits Jupiter?

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Amalthea

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4
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What medium moons orbit Neptune?

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Proteus

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What medium moons orbit Uranus?

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Titania, Oberon, Umbriel, Ariel and Miranda

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What medium moons orbit Saturn?

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Rhea, Lapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas

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What large moon orbits Neptune?

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Triton

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What large moons orbits Saturn?

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Titan and Phoebe

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What large moons orbit Jupiter?

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Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto

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What planet does Umbriel orbit?

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Uranus

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What planet does triton orbit

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Neptune

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12
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What planet does Titan orbit?

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Saturn

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13
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What planet does Proteus orbit?

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Neptune

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What planet does Oberon orbit?

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Uranus

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What planet does io orbit?

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Jupiter

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What plant does Ganymede orbit?

17
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What planet does Europa orbit?

18
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What planet does Enceladus orbit?

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What planet does Dione orbit?

20
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What planet deos Callisto orbit?

21
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What planet does Ariel orbit?

22
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Which moon gave a passing spacecraft a 200 V shcok?

23
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Which moon is the onlt regular moon that is not tidally locked to its planet?

24
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Which two co-orbital moons trade orbital location every 4 years?

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Janus and Epimetheus

25
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Which small moon is the reddest Solar System object?

26
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Which moon’s temperature map gave it the nickname Pac Man moon?

27
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Which moon is called the Death Star moon?

28
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Which moon has the greatest variation in topography anywhere in the Solar System?

29
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Which relatively small moon is a prime candidate for life?

30
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Which moon is the smallest known geologically active moon?

31
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Which moon as smaller moon in both is L4 and L5 lagrange points?

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Telesto and Calypso

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Which two-faced moon is much darker on its leading hemisphere than on its trailing hemisphere?

33
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Which is the only moon to have a ring?

34
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Which moon is the only large irregular moon?

35
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Which moon has a substantial atmosphere?

36
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Which is the only moon that currently generates its own magentic field?

37
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Which is the largest moon in the Solar System?

38
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Which moon is the smoothest known object in the Solar System?

39
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Which moon is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System?

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