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Solar system moons
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Enceladus is extremely bright. It has the highest ___ in the solar system.
albedo
tectonics
temperature
luminosity
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Name this moon
Mimas
Phobos
Enceladus
Iapetus
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A man made object has landed on each of the following EXCEPT:
Titan
Mars
Ganymede
Venus
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What moon is this?
Titan
Enceladus
Europa
Ganymede
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Name this moon
Deimos
Mimas
Io
Europa
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Enceladus is unique because of it's:
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mountain Ranges
Geysers
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Europa is unique because:
It may have a subsurface ocean
It has an atmosphere
It has geysers
it's not unique
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Galilean Moons
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
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Another reason Titan is unique:
Methane lakes
Most active volacanoes
Largest Mountain
Largest Canyon
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Eventually, this will be the ringed planet. In a few million years.
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Uranus
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The major characteristic of this moon is its color - half black/ half white
Mimas
Iapetus
Phobos
Deimos
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Auroras are indicative of:
Storms
Magnetosphere
Atmosphere
Tectonic Activity
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Tethys, Phoebe, Dione, Rhea, Mimas
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
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Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
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The location where moons are too close to a planet, and can no longer form.
Shepard Spot
Tidal Locking
Roche Limit
Tidal Heating
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Shepherd Moons
Pandora and Prometheus
Titan and Enceladus
Ganymede and Calypso
Phobos and Deimos
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Which is the LEAST LIKELY to be able to support life?
Europa
Mars
Enceladus
Ganymede
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Neired, Triton, Larissa
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
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Titan is unique because it is the only moon with a significant:
crater
atmosphere
tectonic activity
volcano
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None of its moons do what they are supposed to do.
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
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Io's volcanic activity is due to:
The Roche Limit
Plate Tectonics
Tidal Locking
Tidal Heating
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All of the planets/ moons are volcanically active EXCEPT:
Mars
Io
Earth
Venus
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Methane lakes, ice rocks and soggy ground
Io
Enceladus
Europa
Titan
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Name the moon:
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Io
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Which planet does this moon orbit?
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
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Name this moon:
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
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A moon is said to be this--- when it is so close to a planet it cannot revolve.
Tidally Locked
Stuck
Tidal Heating
Roche Locked