Uranus & Neptune Quiz 12.10.10
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 296
SPASH Astronomy students should take this quiz on Uranus and Neptune on Friday, December 10, 2010.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Ancient astronomers knew about Uranus and Neptune because they orbit through constellations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Uranus was discovered by a British Astronomer named
- A.
Lassee
- B.
Galileo
- C.
Herschel
- D.
Sagan
- 3.While Uranus is greenish in color, Neptune appears as bright ________________.
- 4.Observations of the orbit of Uranus lead to the discovery of Neptune.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Uranus and Neptune are approximately ____ the size of Earth
- A.
Half
- B.
The same
- C.
2x
- D.
4x
- E.
10x
- 6.The tilt of Uranus is unusual because
- A.
It is tilted 98 degrees and spins on it's side.
- B.
It is tilted 176 degrees and spins on it's head.
- C.
It rotates backwards: this is called retrograde motion.
- D.
The tilt always changes and wobbles with each revolution around the sun.
- 7.Which of the following is the most abundant element in the Jovian planets?
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Ammonia
- C.
Iron
- D.
Hydrogen
- 8.Methane is the molecule responsible for the bright color of Uranus and Neptune.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The Dark ______ is a hurricane-like storm with estimated winds of 2,000mph on Neptune.
- 10.Check all of the following spacecraft that have gathered information orbiting Uranus and Neptune.
- A.
Hubble
- B.
Cassini
- C.
Voyager 2
- D.
Chandra
- 11.Theoretical models indicate that Uranus and Neptune have __________ cores similar to Saturn and Jupiter.
- A.
Liquid iron
- B.
Solid iron
- C.
Icey
- D.
Rocky
- 12.The magnetospheres surrounding Uranus and Neptune match that of the orbital tilt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.How many moons currently orbit Uranus?
- A.
None
- B.
4
- C.
5
- D.
27
- 14.How many moons currently orbit Neptune?
- A.
13
- B.
42
- C.
60
- D.
Unkown
- 15.Triton is the largest moon found orbiting Neptune. What do scientists believe they found on Triton?
- A.
Extremophiles
- B.
Water ice
- C.
Saltwater oceans
- D.
Intelligent life
- 16.The ring system surrounding Uranus was discovered in 1977 when Astronomers observed __________ _______________, the diming of a star when the rings passed in front of it.
- 17.Uranus has one broad ring while neptune has ____ narrow rings.
- 18.The asteroid-sized innermost, icey moon orbiting Uranus is called ____________.
- A.
Miranda
- B.
Triton
- C.
Io
- D.
Europa
- 19.Neptune creates its own internal heat and therefor has more weather, cloud, and band structure than Uranus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.I actually studied for the quiz today (examples of studying include: read the chapter, made the notecard, did bold terms, etc.)
- A.
True
- B.
False
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