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Solar System Science Olympiad
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Which of Mars' polar ice caps is this?
North
South
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How was this feature formed?
Volcanic Activity
Disruption of the crust
Tidal Forces
Thermal Warping
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What is the only dwarf planet in the inner system?
Eris
Pluto
Makemake
Ceres
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What feature is this?
Tiger Stripes
Volcanic Ridges
Valleys
Ridges
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What feature is this?
Plains
Ridges
Volcanoes
Tiger Stripes
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What is the core of a comet called?
Core
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Nuclear Envelope
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A Short-Period Comet's orbit is less than 150 years long.
False
True
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This moon has a retrograde orbit.
True
False
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How was this formed?
Volcanic Activity
Tectonic Activity
Tidal Forces
Diurnal Stress
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What moon is this?
Triton
Titan
Iapetus
Europa
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What is this place home to?
Meteors
Dwarf Planets
Asteroid
Comets
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What is the theoretical place 2,000 to 100,000 away from the sun?
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt
Oort Belt
Asteroid Belt
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How much of the asteroid belt's mass does this object make up?
1/2
1/4
2/3
1/3
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What are lakes filled with on this moon?
Methane
Ammonia
Water
Nitrogen
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What material does this feature release?
Nitrogen
Ammonia
Chlorine
Salt Water
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What feature is this?
Ridges
Volcanoes
Plumes
Conamara Chaos
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How was this feature formed?
Thermal Warping
Tectonic Movements
Volcanic Activity
Tidal Forces
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What moon is this?
Europa
Enceladus
Titan
Iapetus
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How was this feature formed?
Tectonic Movement
Volcanic Activity
Diurnal Stress
Tidal Forces
20
What moon is this?
Iapetus
Europa
Triton
Titan
21
What planet does this moon orbit?
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
22
What moon is this?
Triton
Iapetus
Titan
Mimas
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What is this?
Haumea
Makemake
Eris
Ceres
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What feature is this?
Kraken Mare
Thera and Thrace Macula
Ontario Lacus
Tiger Stripes
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This moon has a significant ____________.
Crust
Cloud System
Mantle
Atmosphere
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What is permafrost?
A glacier
Frozen Lake
Permanently frozen ground
Soil rich in iron
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Name this Moon!
Triton
Titan
Europa
Iapetus
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What is the name of the largest lake on this moon?
Kraken Horse
Erie Lacus
Ontario Lacus
Kraken Mare
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Why could Galileo only see this moon when it was on the west side of Saturn?
One Side is darker than the other
Saturn's rings hid the moon
Saturn hid the moon
His telescope was broken
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What feature is this?
Tiger Stripes
Cycloids
Double-Ridges
Ridges
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What does this area contain?
Asteroids
Meteors
All of these
Dwarf Planets
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How was this feature formed?
Volcanic Activity
Diurnal Stress
Tectonic Activity
Tidal Forces
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What feature is this?
Volcanoes
Plumes
Cryovolcanoes
Geysers
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What is the place 30-50 AU away from the sun?
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
Kuiper Cloud
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What feature is this?
Permafrost
South Polar Ice Cap
Equatorial Glacier
North Polar Ice Cap
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What planet does this moon orbit?
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
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In what year was this moon discovered?
1610
1611
1608
1609
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Which of Mars' polar ice caps is this?
South
North
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What is rumored to be under this moons surface?
Nothing
Lava
An Ocean
Magic
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What feature is this?
Plumes
Thera and Thrace Macula
Tiger Stripes
Conamara Choas
