Jovian Planets Review

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11th Grade
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Susan Lay
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jovian planets share which of the following characteristics, making them very different from terrestrial planets like Venus or Mars?
large mass, no solid surface, many moons, ring systems
rocky surface, few or no moons, liquid water
plate tectonics, many impact craters, small size
ring systems, few or no moons, rocky surface
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of the Jovian planets used to be called "gas giants", but we now recognize that Uranus and Neptune have a different composition, size, and structure than Jupiter and Saturn. What is the name given to Uranus and Neptune today?
terrestrial planets
ice giants
gas giants
blue dwarfs
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jupiter's third major moon, and the largest moon in the Solar System is called ____.
Io
Ganymede
Phobos
Triton
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Though all four Jovian planets have ring systems, only Saturn possesses a bright set of rings that are spectacularly visible from Earth with a small telescope. Why do scientists believe Saturn's rings are so much brighter than the rings of other planets?
Saturn's rings have a lot more reflective ice in them, probably because they are younger than those of other planets.
They are probably kept glowing white hot by tidal heating from Saturn's gravity.
They are tilted in the direction of Earth, so they are more visible to us.
Saturn's rings are made of larger particles.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rings like Saturn's are thought to be created when a moon approaches too close to the planet, pas the ___ ___ and is torn apart by tidal forces.
Roche limit
Maginot line
ring line
orbital radius
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Uranus and Neptune are considered to be twin planets. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Uranus and Neptune are so similar?
They are nearly the same size.
They are both a shade of blue.
They have very similar compositions.
They have the same number of moons.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because it is 30 AU from the Sun, ___ has the longest orbital period of any planet, at 187 years.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is now known to be most similar to what Earthly weather system?
high pressure anticyclone
category 5 hurricane
jet stream
neap tide
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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