Solar System Trivia FL19

Question 1

A protostar has nuclear reactions inside. T/F?

Accepted Answer

F: A protostar is heated only by friction from contraction

Question 2

Which planet has the most unnatural satellites?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 3

Io has almost no craters most likely due to:

Accepted Answer

Io's surface is constantly changing due to volcanism

Question 4

What is the most widely excepted theory for the formation of the solar system (by astronomers)

Accepted Answer

a ball of gas contracted due to gravity, forming a star

Question 5

Which of these Jupiter moons was not named after someone Zeus abducted?

Accepted Answer

Ananke

Question 6

The Solar System formed from a giant cloud of dust and gas that collapsed. T/F?

Accepted Answer

T: solarsystem formed when gas/dust collapsed due to gravity

Question 7

Where is this crater?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Question 8

The South pole of Earth's magnetic field points which direction

Accepted Answer

Towards the Geographical North Pole

Question 9

Which planet has the most eccentric orbit

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 10

if a piece of rock from space hits the ground and is recovered; it is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

meteorite

Question 11

We know Earth has a partially liquid core because:

Accepted Answer

By measuring seismic waves

Question 12

These craters are most likely on which object?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 13

Earth's magnetic field is formed by:

Accepted Answer

rotation of a metallic liquid in its core

Question 14

This crater is on the moon. We know this because:

Accepted Answer

Not enough craters for Mecury

Question 15

Which planet is hottest?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 16

What is the Jovian planet that produces none of its own heat?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 17

Which planet?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 18

Where is this crater?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 19

Which planet has the most natural satellites currently recognized, including unconfirmed moons?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 20

Which planet has the strongest magnetic field

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 21

What type of objects are shown?

Accepted Answer

dwarf planets

Question 22

What is this a picture of

Accepted Answer

Io

Question 23

Part B is most commonly called

Accepted Answer

impact ejecta

Question 24

Where is this crater?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Question 25

If crater A is inside crater B, we know that

Accepted Answer

Crater B was formed before crater A

Question 26

Because angular momentum is conserved, an ice-skater who throws their arms out will:

Accepted Answer

rotate more slowly

Question 27

Where is this crater?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 28

This type of crater is often referred to as

Accepted Answer

a complex crater

Question 29

Which planet has the lowest density?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 30

The largest craters can be found on:

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 31

Which of these has the thickest atmosphere

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 32

Active erosion is happening on:

Accepted Answer

Earth and Mars

Question 33

Which planet is coldest?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 34

if a piece of rock that has entered the earth's atmosphere from space is called a:

Accepted Answer

meteor

Question 35

Which planet has the greatest density?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 36

Where is this crater?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 37

Volcanism has occurred on all of the terrestrial planets

Accepted Answer

T: but it has since stopped on most of them

Question 38

Which object in our solar system has the greatest volcanic activity

Accepted Answer

Io

Question 39

Earth has fewer visible craters than Venus: T/F?

Accepted Answer

T: Because craters on Earth get eroded much faster

Question 40

Part A is most commonly called

Accepted Answer

central peak uplift

Question 41

Which planet has the most tilted axis of rotation (relative to the plane of the solar system)

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 42

Where is this crater?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 43

Impacts on the terrestrial worlds

Accepted Answer

are less common than they used to be

Question 44

A piece of rock about 50 m across is floating in space. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A meteoroid

Solar System Trivia FL19

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