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Astr 101 Exam 3 UNC Study Guide 100%
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kirkwood gaps - Answer✔Jupiter's strong gravity makes asteroid orbits within Jupiter's orbit
unstable
kirkwood gaps - Answer✔reason why the asteroids didn't form a separate planet
asteroids - Answer✔small, airless, rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to
be called planets. most have an irregular shape and elliptical orbits
jovian planets - Answer✔the internal structures contain rock, metal, and hydrogen compounds
jupiter and saturn - Answer✔metallic, liquid, and gaseous hydrogen are the main components
of these 2 planets' internal structures
uranus and neptune - Answer✔water, methane, ammonia, and gaseous hydrogen are the main
components of these 2 planets' internal structures
jupiter - Answer✔planet that most resembles the sun
jovian planets - Answer✔compositions are made up of mostly hydrogen and helium, very
similar to the sun
great red spot - Answer✔giant spinning storm on Jupiter's atmosphere that exceeds more than
2 times the size of the earth and has winds over 270 mph
great dark spot - Answer✔giant spinning storm in Neptune's southern atmosphere that is about
the size of the earth and as wind speeds up to 1500 mph (fastest in solar system)
jupiter - Answer✔has largest planetary atmosphere in solar system and is made up mostly of
hydrogen and helium
gas giants - Answer✔include Jupiter and Saturn and are primarily composed of hydrogen and
helium with a thick layer of metallic hydrogen and a molten rocky core - can't land on these
planets
ice giants - Answer✔include Neptune and Uranus and are massive planets composed mainly of
substances heavier than hydrogen and helium
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Astr 101 Exam 3 UNC Study Guide 100%
Verified.
kirkwood gaps - Answer✔Jupiter's strong gravity makes asteroid orbits within Jupiter's orbit
unstable
kirkwood gaps - Answer✔reason why the asteroids didn't form a separate planet
asteroids - Answer✔small, airless, rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to
be called planets. most have an irregular shape and elliptical orbits
jovian planets - Answer✔the internal structures contain rock, metal, and hydrogen compounds
jupiter and saturn - Answer✔metallic, liquid, and gaseous hydrogen are the main components
of these 2 planets' internal structures
uranus and neptune - Answer✔water, methane, ammonia, and gaseous hydrogen are the main
components of these 2 planets' internal structures
jupiter - Answer✔planet that most resembles the sun
jovian planets - Answer✔compositions are made up of mostly hydrogen and helium, very
similar to the sun
great red spot - Answer✔giant spinning storm on Jupiter's atmosphere that exceeds more than
2 times the size of the earth and has winds over 270 mph
great dark spot - Answer✔giant spinning storm in Neptune's southern atmosphere that is about
the size of the earth and as wind speeds up to 1500 mph (fastest in solar system)
jupiter - Answer✔has largest planetary atmosphere in solar system and is made up mostly of
hydrogen and helium
gas giants - Answer✔include Jupiter and Saturn and are primarily composed of hydrogen and
helium with a thick layer of metallic hydrogen and a molten rocky core - can't land on these
planets
ice giants - Answer✔include Neptune and Uranus and are massive planets composed mainly of
substances heavier than hydrogen and helium
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