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miranda and ariel are satellites of ____________ and have had a violent past.
neputne
saturn
uranus
jupiter
2
I am a satellite and have HUGE ridges called Valhalla. Who am I?
Callisto
Triton
Ganymede
Europa
3
this craft explored saturn, and is responsible for most of the information we have on it.
curiosity
cassini &huygens
inspiration
rover
4
I am one of the least explored planets in the solar system.
venus
neptune
mercury
mars
5
I am tilted 98 degrees on my side...
pluto
saturn
mercury
uranus
6
My surface temperature is extremely hot... 718 K
earth
venus
jupiter
mars
7
I am home to the Caloris Basin
mercury
mars
venus
uranus
8
uranus and neptune have a blue color because of the large quantities of
methane
helium
water
hydrogen
9
I have 27 known moons
uranus
neptune
jupiter
saturn
10
I am the whitest moon in the solar system due to my ice and snow.
mimas
encleadus
tethys
Io
11
Why is mars red?
rusting iron oxide in the soil
the lava flows from Olympus Mons
the iron in the atmosphere
the face is bleeding
12
I have a retrograde rotation of 17 hours, 14 minutes
pluto
uranus
neptune
jupiter
13
I am the fastest rotating planet
mars
mercury
saturn
jupiter
14
The surface of this moon resembles the arctic ocean's ice packs.
Ganymede
Phobos
Io
Europa
15
My clouds are made of sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
mars
jupiter
venus
saturn
16
I am a canyon on mars that is as long as the United States!
polar ice caps
tharsis bulge
valles marineris
olympus mons
17
I don't have rings
jupiter
neptune
mars
saturn
18
My temperature is roughly -225.67 F.
saturn
jupiter
earth
mars
19
We are kilometer tall cliffs that are the result of the planet as it cools.
cliffs
mantle
blank
scarps
20
I am 30 AU from the sun
saturn
uranus
jupiter
neptune
21
My year is shorter than my day
jupiter
saturn
mercury
venus
22
the following things have been "found" while observing mars, EXCEPT this one
big foot
UFO
a face
a vortex
23
I am 9.5 AU from the sun
jupiter
pluto
saturn
uranus
24
the light bands are moving ______________ on Jupiter
stationary
upward
downward
25
bands of clouds that move in opposite directions cause wind shears on ____________
pluto
jupiter
mars
neptune
26
I am the hottest moon in the solar system
Titon
Ganymede
Callisto
Io
27
I have retrograde motion
mercury
venus
earth
mars
28
It takes me 29.45 earth years to go around the sun
mercury
saturn
jupiter
earth
29
titan's blue color is due to a thick atmosphere of
helium
nitrogen
hydrogen
water
30
My day is the longest. It is 243 Earth days!
venus
neptune
saturn
uranus
31
These objects are beyond neptune
phobos
diemos
auroras
TNO
32
My density is so low that I would float in a giant bathtub of water.
jupiter
neptune
uranus
saturn
33
the following things have been "found" while observing mars, EXCEPT this one
a face
UFO
a vortex
big foot
34
I have 13 known moons. Triton is one of them.
earth
neputne
uranus
saturn
35
I have a hurricane called the great dark spot
neptune
uranus
jupiter
saturn
36
the following things have been "found" while observing mars, EXCEPT this one
big foot
a face
UFO
a vortex
37
I have a huuuuuuge crater called "stick me"
mars
earth
phobos
mercury
38
I have the fastest winds in the solar system at 1000 mph.
jupiter
neptune
saturn
uranus
39
Titan is the ____________ largest moon in the solar system
fourth
fifth
third
second
40
my revolution is 11.86 earth years
saturn
neptune
jupiter
uranus
41
Why is mars red?
the lava flows from Olympus Mons
the iron in the atmosphere
rusting iron oxide in the soil
the face is bleeding
42
Scientists think that life forms could exist on this moon.
europa
titan
triton
moon
43
I have the most extreme temperature range of all of the planets.
neptune
saturn
jupiter
mercury
44
I am the god of sky/heaven
saturn
jupiter
neptune
uranus
45
the cassini division is the gap between which 2 rings?
a and b
c and d
d and beyond
b and c
46
I am the largest moon in the solar system
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
47
Phobos and Deimos are satellites of
mercury
earth
mars
uranus
48
Earth's twin sister
mercury
uranus
venus
mars
49
I am the most explored planet!
venus
jupiter
mars
saturn
50
saturn has _______ main rings
6
5
4
3
51
I am 5.2 AU from the sun.
saturn
neptune
jupiter
pluto
52
I am the most geologically active moon.
Moon
Europa
Callisto
Io
53
My north pole has two hurricane-like storms!
mars
venus
saturn
neptune
54
I am home to Maat Mons, a huge volcano.
mars
jupiter
venus
saturn
55
Mars has had several rovers. Which was NOT on mars?
opportunity
curiosity
spirit
dawn
56
my atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind
venus
mercury
jupiter
earth
57
I generate more heat than I receive from the sun
jupiter
mars
neptune
earth
58
The sun undergoes retrograde motion in my sky
mars
saturn
mercury
venus