Zusammenfassung der Ressource
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What famous astronomer is well-known for discovering four of Jupiter's largest moons?
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Johannes Kepler
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Isaac Newton
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Galileo Galilei
Frage 2
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What year were Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto discovered?
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1610 A.D.
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1910 A.D.
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1710 A.D.
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1510 A.D.
Frage 3
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Which is the largest of the Galilean Satellites? (Satellites means moons)
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Io
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Europa
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Callisto
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Ganymede
Frage 4
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Which two of the Galilean Satellites are closest to Jupiter?
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Io and Europa
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Europa and Ganymede
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Ganymede and Callisto
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Callisto and Io
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What is unique about Io?
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Io have volcanoes which are caused by tidal effects from Jupiter.
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Io has oceans of liquid saltwater.
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It rotates backwards (clockwise) on its axis.
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It orbits Jupiter backwards (clockwise).
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What is the order of the Galilean Satellites going from closest to Jupiter to furthest?
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Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
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Callisto, Io, Ganymede, Europa
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Europa, Callisto, Io, Ganymede
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Ganymede, Io, Callisto, Europa
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What is unique about Europa?
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It likely has liquid water under its smooth ice crust, which is a potential location for life to have formed.
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It has many active volcanoes.
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It is the largest non-planet object in the solar system.
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It rotates backwards (clockwise) on its axis.
Frage 8
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Order the Galilean Moons from largest to smallest.
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Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Europa
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Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
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Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Io
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Europa, Io, Callisto, Ganymede
Frage 9
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The volcanic activity of Io is a consequence of:
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tidal heating
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radioactive materials in Io's interior
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frequent meteoroid impacts
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frictional heating due to atmospheric winds