Our Planetary System

Question 0

Which plot best shows mass and radius info for Salk planets

Answer 0

Exponential( each mark represents another factor of ten)

Question 1

What are pairings of planets

Answer 1

Mercury Mars, Venus Earth, Neptune Uranus, Saturn Jupiter

Question 2

Which plot best emphasizes the differences between Jupiter and Saturn

Answer 2

Linear

Question 3

Which plot could most easily be extended to show a planet with twice Jupiter’s mass or radius

Answer 3

Exponential scale

Question 4

Largest asteroid in the asteroid belt

Answer 4

Ceres

Question 5

4 major features that stand out

Answer 5

Pattern of motion among large bodies.
Very organized way

Two major types of planets
Terrestrial and Jovian hydrogen helium
And hydrogen compounds (water ammonia methane )

Asteroid and comets
Comets in Kuiper (like piper) belt and in. Oort Cloud randomly inclined to ecliptic plane.

Exception to the rules
Uranus rotates on its side and Venus rotates backward (clockwise)
Our moon is the biggest

Question 6

Term used to include moons, asteroids and comets as well as planets

Answer 6

Comparative planetology