AST Module 2 Solar System and Vagabonds

Question 1

What is a Vagabond in our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Meteoroids, Asteroids and Comets

Question 2

The Jovian planets are

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 3

What planet is this?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 4

Water is generally not liquid on Mars because of:

Accepted Answer

too low atmospheric pressure, and cold temperatures

Question 5

Is Mercury hot or cold?

Accepted Answer

Both

Question 6

What planet is this?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 7

What is the Atmosphere of Mars mainly made of?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

Question 8

Mars has hills.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What planet is this?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 10

What information is needed to calculate the distance of a planet from its' star?

Accepted Answer

semi-major axis of the planet's orbit and orbital period

Question 11

What is the average temperature on Venus?

Accepted Answer

864° F

Question 12

What is the moon of Venus.

Accepted Answer

No satellites

Question 13

All Planets Have A Magnetic Field

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Where is Pluto located?

Accepted Answer

Kuiper Belt

Question 15

There is evidence of past water on Mars.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

There is frozen water on Mars.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What planet is this?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 18

What planet is this?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 19

What planet has the strongest winds?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 20

All planets have cores.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Where is Ceres located?

Accepted Answer

The Asteroid Belt

Question 22

What are the terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 23

Which planet has the largest volcanoe

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 24

Terrestrial planets have no rings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

What is a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

an educated guess

Question 26

Where is the Asteroid belt?

Accepted Answer

Between Mars and Jupiter

Question 27

How many moons does Pluto have?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 28

There may be life on Mars.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Which planets have no moons?

Accepted Answer

Mercury and Venus

Question 30

Planets are believed to form....

Accepted Answer

around every star in the universe.

Question 31

What are the largest planets?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus,Neptune

Question 32

What planet is known as the red planet?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 33

What is the name of the largest volcano on Mars?

Accepted Answer

Olympus Mons

Question 34

How many dwarf planets in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 35

Why is Mars red?

Accepted Answer

Rusted iron in it's soil

Question 36

Why is Venus the hottest planet?

Accepted Answer

Because the sun's heat gets trapped by carbon dioxide

Question 37

Which terrestrial planets has 2 moons?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 38

What is an Exoplanet?

Accepted Answer

A planet found outside of our Solar System

Question 39

What is the big red spot on Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

storm

Question 40

What planet is has big rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 41

What is a description for a comet?

Accepted Answer

Dirty snowball

Question 42

What is a spring tide?

Accepted Answer

A strong tide produced during the full and new moon

Question 43

What are Mars' moons?

Accepted Answer

Phobos and Deimos

Question 44

All planets have atmospheres.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

Which of the giant planets does NOT have rings?

Accepted Answer

All of the giant planets have rings

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