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A comprehensive set of practice questions and answers for an astronomy final exam. It covers a wide range of topics, including the planets of our solar system, their properties, and their moons. The questions are well-structured and provide a good overview of the subject matter. This resource is valuable for students preparing for an astronomy exam.
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why is the magic schoolbus clip impossible in real life the pressure on the surface of venus would crush the students the volcanoes on venus shield volcanoes what kind of clouds does venus have sulfuric clouds how many days does it take venus to noon to noon 117 what is the main component of venus's atmosphere carbon dioxide
what is the name of the highest mountain on venus maxwell montes which statement best describes the size off Venus venus is about the size of earth what planet has no measurable magnetic field venus is venus cold? no of the following which has the most dense atmosphere? Mercury, venus, earth, mars, moon venus what are venus clouds made from sulfuric acid
convection zone surrounding a star in which liquid water can exist on the planet habitable zone what is the physical state of the inner core solid which of the following is not a layer of the earth: outer mantle, inner core, crust, outer core, none outer mantle what percent of the earths surface is covered in liquid water 71% the deepest that geologist have drilled into earth is about the same as the altitude most commercial jet airplanes fly
of the four major layers of the earth which has the leasst mass crust the moon's crust is thicker on far side and thinner on near side what is the quality of the moon's rotation that causes the same side of the moon to always be facing earth synchronized rotation which region of the moon contains more craters highlands about how long does it take for the moon to make a complete orbit around the earth and return to it's starting position 27 days how much less do you weigh on the moon than on the earth 1/
while we have not been able to define the exact cause or process of the formation of Earth's moon, most scientists today favor which general theory? the impact theory mars is home tothe highest mountain in the solar system called olympus mons True/ False: mars has seasons just like earth does? true what is the cause of mars' reddish tint? iron oxide (rust) on the planet's surface how much cooler is Mars than Earth 50 K cooler mars has global dust storms
true what is the largest mountain in the solar system olympus mons which of the following is not true about mars there is red dust on the surface a result of tinting by sun's UV rays which planet have an atmosphere and seasons earth and mars what planet has roughly the same rotation axis as Earth MArs how many moons does mars have 2 Mar's moons: Phobos and Deimos orignated:
true what are the four terrrestrial planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest? mercury venus earth mars which of the following is not true about terrestrial planets? they are far from the sun which planet contains the majority of mass of all the planets? jupiter how strong is jupiter's magnetic field? 20000 times as strong as earth's which planet has the shortest rotational period jupiter how many galilean moon does jupiter have?
what planet has a great red spot Jupiter what is the most abundant gas in Jupiter's atmosphere? molecular hydrogen which of the following is not true of jupiter it is more dense than the earth's jupiter displays what type of planetary motion differential how much greater is the volume of jupiter than earth 1000 times other than saturn what planet is also known to contain metallic hydrogen in its core
which of the following describes the relationship between the densities of jupiter's moons and their distances from jupiter their densities decrease as their distance from jupiter increases which moon is the most geologically active object in the entire solar system Io which galilean moon is larger than the planet mercury ganymede what is the key factor in determining if moons are frozen or volcanically active distance from their planet what other planet is saturn's motion similar to jupiter saturn was the most distant planet known to greek astronomers true
what is the name of saturn's largest moon titan what does saturn's atmosphere consist of hydrogen and helium saturn's riings are not solid objects true saturn's internal heating mechanism is called helium precipitation saturn's interior is most similar to which of these planets jupiter what causes the cassini division of saturn the graviational pull of saturn's moons
uranus from largest to smallest which is the correct order of the atmospheric composition of uranus hydrogen 84 helium 14 methane 2 which planet is the most similar to uranus in its properties such as color and radius neptune what spacecraft took a picture of uranus in 1986 voyager how did observations of uranus contribute to the discovery of neptune slight discrepancies in uranus's orbit implied gravitational pull from another body what is the best explanation for uranus's 90 degree rotation on its axis a planet sized body struck the planet
why does uranus look greener than neptune contains less methane uranus was discovered about the smae time as the us declaration of independence which planet was the first to be discovered by math prediction neptune neptune has properties that are most similar to which planet uranus how many moons are orbiting neptune 13 is neptune visible to the naked eye false
caloris basin, jumbled terrain, intercrater plains what is the caloris basin large impact crater on mercury how many probes have been sent to mercury 2: mariner 10 and messenger how does mercury compare to earth mercury and earth have similarly sized radiuses what density does mercury have 5400 kg/m^ how many moons does mercury have zero what kind of motion does mercury have
resonance rotation scarps are huge cliffs thought to have formed as the planet cooled and contracted like the _____ the surface of mercury is dominated by ____ moon and impact cratering how does mercury retain its heat the planets rotation cycle acording to the text the ration of core volume to planet volume is greater for mercury than for any other object in the solar system mercury is believed to have caloris basin how long is a day on mercury
