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Quiz on Outer Solar System, created by throwa74 on 30/04/2015.
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Question 1

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The planets of the outer solar system are :
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  • Much larger than the planets of the inner solar system
  • About the same size
  • Much smaller

Question 2

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Jupiter and Saturn are:
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  • The ice giants.
  • The gas giants.
  • Rocky.
  • At the end of the rainbow.

Question 3

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The Giant Red Spot on Jupiter:
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  • 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

Question 4

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Which one of these is not Jupiter’s moon:
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  • Io
  • Europa
  • Phobos
  • Callisto

Question 5

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Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are called?
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  • The Four Seasons.
  • The ice planets.
  • The Galilean moons.

Question 6

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Io is interesting because it:
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  • Has an ocean under its shroud of ice (we think) .
  • Has its own moon.
  • Has many active volcanoes and geysers.

Question 7

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Europa has a surface covered in:
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  • Oceans.
  • Gases.
  • Ice.
  • Gelatin-like mud.

Question 8

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Because we think Europa has an ocean under its icy surface, it is a good place to look for:
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  • E. T.
  • Primitive life.
  • Elvis.
  • Surfers.

Question 9

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Planetary rings exist around:
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  • All the inner planets.
  • All the outer planets.
  • All the asteroids.

Question 10

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The rings of Saturn are so beautiful because they consist of:
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  • Dust.
  • Organics.
  • Water Ice.
  • None of the above

Question 11

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Planetary rings are:
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  • Permanent structures.
  • Temporary structures.
  • Do not have enough information to say.

Question 12

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Saturn’s moon Titan has:
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  • A thick atmosphere.
  • Fractal looking “riverbeds”.
  • “Coastlines”.
  • Methane rain.
  • All of the above

Question 13

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Uranus and Neptune are called:
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  • The rocky planets.
  • The ice giants.
  • The gas giants.
  • The biggest asteroids in the solar system.

Question 14

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The blue color of Uranus and Neptune is due to:
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  • Dust.
  • Organics.
  • Methane.

Question 15

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Uranus “rolls” on its side as it revolves around the Sun. Some scientists think this is due to:
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  • The way it originally formed.
  • An impact during early formation.
  • The influence of Jupiter.

Question 16

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Because of the way Uranus revolves around the Sun, the seasons at the poles last:
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  • Like ours 4 months
  • 84 years
  • 42 years

Question 17

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The many moons in the outer solar system all revolve around their planets in the planet’s equatorial plane.
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  • True
  • False
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