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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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3
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What small moon discussed in class orbits Jupiter?

A

Amalthea

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4
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What medium moons orbit Neptune?

A

Proteus

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5
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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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7
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What large moon orbits Neptune?

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Triton

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8
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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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10
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What planet does Umbriel orbit?

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Uranus

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11
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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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14
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What planet does Oberon orbit?

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Uranus

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15
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What planet does io orbit?

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Jupiter

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16
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What plant does Ganymede orbit?

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Jupiter

17
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What planet does Europa orbit?

A

Jupiter

18
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What planet does Enceladus orbit?

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Saturn

19
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What planet does Dione orbit?

A

Saturn

20
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What planet deos Callisto orbit?

A

Jupiter

21
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What planet does Ariel orbit?

A

Uranus

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

A

Hyperion

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

A

Hyperion

24
Q

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

A

Janus and Epimetheus

25
Q

Which small moon is the reddest Solar System object?

A

Amalthea

26
Q

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

A

Mimas

27
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Which moon is called the Death Star moon?

A

Mimas

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

A

Miranda

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

A

Mimas

30
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Which moon is the smallest known geologically active moon?

A

Enceladus

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

A

Telesto and Calypso

32
Q

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

A

lapetus

33
Q

Which is the only moon to have a ring?

A

Rhea

34
Q

Which moon is the only large irregular moon?

A

Triton

35
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Which moon has a substantial atmosphere?

A

Titan

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

A

Ganymede

37
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Which is the largest moon in the Solar System?

A

Ganymede

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

A

Europa

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

A

io

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