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The Galilean Moons
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The Galilean Moons
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jupiter
galilean moons
astronomy: the solar system
exam 2
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Question 1
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What famous astronomer is well-known for discovering four of Jupiter's largest moons?
Answer
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Question 2
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What year were Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto discovered?
Answer
1610 A.D.
1910 A.D.
1710 A.D.
1510 A.D.
Question 3
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Which is the largest of the Galilean Satellites? (Satellites means moons)
Answer
Io
Europa
Callisto
Ganymede
Question 4
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Which two of the Galilean Satellites are closest to Jupiter?
Answer
Io and Europa
Europa and Ganymede
Ganymede and Callisto
Callisto and Io
Question 5
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What is unique about Io?
Answer
Io have volcanoes which are caused by tidal effects from Jupiter.
Io has oceans of liquid saltwater.
It rotates backwards (clockwise) on its axis.
It orbits Jupiter backwards (clockwise).
Question 6
Question
What is the order of the Galilean Satellites going from closest to Jupiter to furthest?
Answer
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
Callisto, Io, Ganymede, Europa
Europa, Callisto, Io, Ganymede
Ganymede, Io, Callisto, Europa
Question 7
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What is unique about Europa?
Answer
It likely has liquid water under its smooth ice crust, which is a potential location for life to have formed.
It has many active volcanoes.
It is the largest non-planet object in the solar system.
It rotates backwards (clockwise) on its axis.
Question 8
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Order the Galilean Moons from largest to smallest.
Answer
Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Europa
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Io
Europa, Io, Callisto, Ganymede
Question 9
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The volcanic activity of Io is a consequence of:
Answer
tidal heating
radioactive materials in Io's interior
frequent meteoroid impacts
frictional heating due to atmospheric winds
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