The planets of the outer solar system are :
Much larger than the planets of the inner solar system
About the same size
Much smaller
Jupiter and Saturn are:
The ice giants.
The gas giants.
Rocky.
At the end of the rainbow.
The Giant Red Spot on Jupiter:
Is a storm
Can accommodate two Earths side-by-side
Has been visible since about 1650
Is higher in altitude than most of the other clouds on the planet
All of the above
Which one of these is not Jupiter’s moon:
Io
Europa
Phobos
Callisto
Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are called?
The Four Seasons.
The ice planets.
The Galilean moons.
Io is interesting because it:
Has an ocean under its shroud of ice (we think) .
Has its own moon.
Has many active volcanoes and geysers.
Europa has a surface covered in:
Oceans.
Gases.
Ice.
Gelatin-like mud.
Because we think Europa has an ocean under its icy surface, it is a good place to look for:
E. T.
Primitive life.
Elvis.
Surfers.
Planetary rings exist around:
All the inner planets.
All the outer planets.
All the asteroids.
The rings of Saturn are so beautiful because they consist of:
Dust.
Organics.
Water Ice.
None of the above
Planetary rings are:
Permanent structures.
Temporary structures.
Do not have enough information to say.
Saturn’s moon Titan has:
A thick atmosphere.
Fractal looking “riverbeds”.
“Coastlines”.
Methane rain.
Uranus and Neptune are called:
The rocky planets.
The biggest asteroids in the solar system.
The blue color of Uranus and Neptune is due to:
Methane.
Uranus “rolls” on its side as it revolves around the Sun. Some scientists think this is due to:
The way it originally formed.
An impact during early formation.
The influence of Jupiter.
Because of the way Uranus revolves around the Sun, the seasons at the poles last:
Like ours 4 months
84 years
42 years
The many moons in the outer solar system all revolve around their planets in the planet’s equatorial plane.
