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Jupiter is different from terrestrial planets in what important way? A. It shows atmospheric perturbations. B. It radiates more energy than it receives from the Sun. C. It is denser. D. It has a rocky surface. E. None of the above. - correct answers B. It radiates more energy than it receives from the Sun. The banding of Jupiter's atmosphere is probably related to which of the following? A. Jupiter's atmosphere shows no banding. B. Reflection of the surface features. C. Turbulent winds in the atmosphere of this rapidly spinning planet. D. The composition of the atmosphere. - correct answers C. Turbulent winds in the atmosphere of this rapidly spinning planet. Jupiter is composed mainly of ____________. A. hydrogen, lithium, and sodium B. rocky silicate materials C. water ice D. hydrogen and helium - correct answers D. hydrogen and helium Why is Jupiter so much larger than all of the terrestrial planets combined? A. It radiates a significant amount of energy like the Sun. B. It formed in the outer solar system where water ice was stable. C. It has low density. D. It has a large gravitational attraction. - correct answers B. It formed in the outer solar system where water ice was stable. Where does Jupiter's large magnetic field come from? A. It develops like Earth's field when convection happens in a layer of molten iron deep inside. B. All planets that spin have magnetic fields. C. Convection in a layer of ionized hydrogen may create the magnetic field. D. It is induced by the orbital motions of its moons and the ring system. - correct answers C. Convection in a layer of ionized hydrogen may create the magnetic field. What are some important characteristics of the atmosphere of Jupiter? (Select all that apply.) A. Jupiter's atmosphere formed by outgassing of solids in its interior. B. The clouds are made of ices of ammonia (NH3) and water. C. The main gases in the atmosphere are ammonia and methane D. Jupiter's atmosphere formed by trapping nebula gas on to a large icy core. E. It is poor in carbon dioxide, unlike Mars. - correct answers B. The clouds are made of ices of ammonia (NH3) and water. D. Jupiter's atmosphere formed by trapping nebula gas on to a large icy core. E. It is poor in carbon dioxide, unlike Mars. This diagram shows the layered structure of Jupiter. Click on the zone that consists of metallic hydrogen. (IMAGE) A. Outer B. Middle inner C. Lower inner D. Core - correct answers B. Middle inner How are the rings of Jupiter related to the small moons Adrastea and Metis? A. The magnetic fields of tiny Adrastea and Metis shepherd small chunks of ice into a narrow ring. B. Collisions at the surface of these bodies may send showers of small particles spiraling inward to Jupiter. C. Geysers of liquid water spew from the surface, freeze into droplets of ice, and go in orbit around Jupiter. - correct answers B. Collisions at the surface of these bodies may send showers of small particles spiraling inward to Jupiter. In what way is Io similar to Earth's Moon? (Select all that apply.) A. They are about the same size. B. They have about the same density. C. Both are tidally locked with one face pointed toward their host planet. D. Both have heavily cratered surfaces. E. Both have active volcanoes. - correct answers A. They are about the same size. B. They have about the same density. C. Both are tidally locked with one face pointed toward their host planet. The surface of Io is thought to be less than a million years old because ________________. A. it is internally differentiated B. it is too close to Jupiter C. it has no impact craters D. volcanoes have been discovered on its surface - correct answers C. it has no impact craters Which of the following are major differences between Io and Europa? A. The composition of the surface materials. B. Europa is much larger than Io. C. Europa is much denser than Io. D. The age of their surfaces. - correct answers A. The composition of the surface materials. The age of the surface of Europa is like which of the satellites of Jupiter? A. Callisto B. Amalthea C. Ganymede D. Io - correct answers D. Io Which of the following statements is true about Europa? A. It has crisscrossing stripes and fractures. B. Europa has abundant craters and large impact basins. C. It is composed of ice throughout. D. Europa has no water ice at its surface and is dominated by silicates. - correct answers A. It has crisscrossing stripes and fractures. The most volcanically active body in the solar system is ______________. A. Io B. Jupiter C. Europa D. Earth E. Enceladus - correct answers A. Io Which of these close up views is an image of part of Europa? Click on your answer. A. (Gray criss-crosses) B. (Yellow with dark spot) - correct answers A. (Gray criss-crosses) This set of photographs shows various landscapes on Io and Europa. Which image likely provides evidence that Io is still volcanically active? Click on your answer. A. (Color splashes) B. (Gray, rocky) C. (Gray, raised ridges) D. (Colored, criss-crosses) - correct answers A. (Color splashes) This set of photographs shows various landscapes on Io and Europa. Which image shows that the surface of Europa has been tectonically deformed? Click on your answer. A. (Color splashes) B. (Gray, rocky) C. (Gray, raised ridges) D. (Colored, criss-crosses) - correct answers D. (Colored, criss-crosses) Which of the following is true about the subdued crater palimpsests on Ganymede? A. They formed as the planet froze and expanded. B. They are more abundant in the grooved terrain than in the cratered terrain. C. Palimpsests were produced by ionic deformation within the ice. D. They were produced as the icy lithosphere flowed to fill in an impact crater. - correct answers D. They were produced as the icy lithosphere flowed to fill in an impact crater. The grooved terrain of Ganymede _______________. A. is younger than its cratered terrain B. is older than the cratered terrain C. forms only a small part of Ganymede's surface. D. developed as Earth-style plate tectonics developed - correct answers A. is younger than its cratered terrain On Ganymede, grooved terrain formed by which process? A. Tectonic disruption of heavily cratered terrain. B. Impact cratering. C. Hot spot volcanism. D. Planetary contraction. - correct answers A. Tectonic disruption of heavily cratered terrain. How did the multiple rings of Valhalla on Callisto form? A. Collapse of a volcanic caldera. B. Domal upwarping of the lithosphere. C. Crustal breakage as impact shock waves traveled through the surface. D. Eruption of flowing ice outward from a surface fracture. - correct answers C. Crustal breakage as impact shock waves traveled through the surface. Differences in the appearance of multiring basins on the Moon with those developed on Callisto are thought to be a result of which of the following? A. The volcanic origin of Callisto's basins. B. The difference in the behavior of ice and silicates when impacted. C. The lack of the differentiation of Callisto. D. Global contraction on Callisto, but not on the other bodies. - correct answers B. The difference in the behavior of ice and silicates when impacted. What is the evidence that Ganymede and Callisto have more ice in their interiors than Io and Europa do? A. Ganymede and Callisto have lower densities. B. Ganymede and Callisto have large magnetic fields. C. Ganymede and Callisto have fewer impact craters because ice is so weak. D. Ganymede and Callisto have river channels formed when ice melted during impact. - correct answers A. Ganymede and Callisto have lower densities. Which letter in this image of Ganymede labels an area of grooved terrain? Click on your answer. IMAGE A. (Cratered area) B. (Crater ring) C. (Smoother plains) - correct answers C. (Smoother plains) The composition of the surface of Ganymede is most like which of the other satellites of Jupiter? A. Amalthea B. Io C. Europa D. Triton - correct answers C. Europa The icy layers of Jupiter's satellites increase in thickness as one moves from Europa to Callisto because ____________________. (Select all that apply.) A. the outer satellites orbit farther from the Sun B. they accreted in a thermal gradient centered around Jupiter C. the larger satellites retained more of there accretionary heat D. the inner satellites didn't out gas as much as the outer satellites - correct answers B. they accreted in a thermal gradient centered around Jupiter Which of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter has the most heavily cratered surface. A. Io B. Callisto C. Europa D. Ganymede - correct answers B. Callisto If you were a solar system explorer in search of liquid water at or near the surface, which of the satellites of Jupiter would be most likely to have it today?