ASTRONOMY 102 : EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, easily observable characteristics of jupiter - ANSWER the great red spot
jupiter's zones are - ANSWER cooler and higher than belts
jupiter's atmosphere is - ANSWER mostly molecular hydrogen and helium, and small
amounts of methane, ammonia, and water vapor
jupiter has high wind speed due to - ANSWER internal heat
great red spot has been observed for at least - ANSWER 300 years
brown oval - ANSWER large gap in the clouds, relatively calm area
which comet got consumed by jupiter in 1994 - ANSWER shoemaker-levy 9
what statement about jupiter is true - ANSWER it radiates more energy than it receives
jupiter's energy output in the past could have been - ANSWER 100 times brighter than
the moon
what has jupiter helped earth do - ANSWER evolve without debris impact
What is true of Jupiter's magnetosphere? - ANSWER it is 20,000 times stronger than
earth's
how many moons orbit jupiter - ANSWER 67
four largest moons of jupiter - ANSWER Galilean moons
what is true about jupiter's moons - ANSWER ganymede is larger than mercury
what is true about Io - ANSWER it is the most volcanically active body in the solar
system and has a young surface
Io's orange color is due to - ANSWER sulfur
plasma taurus - ANSWER slightly glowing belt of atoms along Io's orbit
the closest a moon can exist to a planet - ANSWER roche limit
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, easily observable characteristics of jupiter - ANSWER the great red spot
jupiter's zones are - ANSWER cooler and higher than belts
jupiter's atmosphere is - ANSWER mostly molecular hydrogen and helium, and small
amounts of methane, ammonia, and water vapor
jupiter has high wind speed due to - ANSWER internal heat
great red spot has been observed for at least - ANSWER 300 years
brown oval - ANSWER large gap in the clouds, relatively calm area
which comet got consumed by jupiter in 1994 - ANSWER shoemaker-levy 9
what statement about jupiter is true - ANSWER it radiates more energy than it receives
jupiter's energy output in the past could have been - ANSWER 100 times brighter than
the moon
what has jupiter helped earth do - ANSWER evolve without debris impact
What is true of Jupiter's magnetosphere? - ANSWER it is 20,000 times stronger than
earth's
how many moons orbit jupiter - ANSWER 67
four largest moons of jupiter - ANSWER Galilean moons
what is true about jupiter's moons - ANSWER ganymede is larger than mercury
what is true about Io - ANSWER it is the most volcanically active body in the solar
system and has a young surface
Io's orange color is due to - ANSWER sulfur
plasma taurus - ANSWER slightly glowing belt of atoms along Io's orbit
the closest a moon can exist to a planet - ANSWER roche limit
