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Which of the following statements correctly describes the motion of the particles in Saturn's rings?
A) All the particles in the rings orbit Saturn with the same orbital period.
B) Particles in all the rings hover m...
CAPA SET 9 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED LATEST 2024 UPDATE
Which of the following statements correctly describes the motion of the particles in
Saturn's rings?
A) All the particles in the rings orbit Saturn with the same orbital period.
B) Particles in all the rings hover motionlessly high above Saturn
C) Particles in the inner rings orbit Saturn at a faster speed than particles in the outer
rings.
D) Particles in the inner rings orbit Saturn at a slower speed than particles in the outer
rings. - Answer- c, particles in the inner rings orbit saturn at a faster speed than particles
in the outer rings
Suppose you could float in space just a few meters above Saturn's rings. What would
you see as you looked down on the rings?
A) countless icy particles, ranging in size from dust grains to large boulders
B) dozens of large 'moonlets' made of metal and rock, each a few kilometers across
C) a hazy gaseous substance
D) a solid, shiny surface, looking much like a piece of a DVD but a lot bigger
E) Nothing-up close, the rings would be so completely invisible that you'd have no way
to know they are there. They can be seen only from a distance due to their low density.
- Answer- a, countless icy particles, ranging in size from dust grains to large boulders
Jupiter and the other jovian planets are sometimes called "gas giants." In what sense is
this term misleading?
A) They are not in any sense 'giants'.
B) Actually, it's a great description, because these worlds are big and gaseous
throughout.
C) The materials they are made of are not the kinds of thing we usually think of as
gases.
D) They actually contain relatively little material in a gaseous state.
E) They are mostly made of rocks - Answer- d, they actually contain relatively little
material in a gaseous state
According to our theory of solar system formation, why did Uranus and Neptune end up
to be much less massive than Jupiter and Saturn?
, A) Particles in the solar nebula were more spread out at greater distances, so that
accretion took longer and there was less time to pull in gas before the solar wind
cleared the nebula.
B) Ices were able to condense at the distance of Jupiter and Saturn, but only rock and
metal could condense at the distances of Uranus and Neptune.
C) The colder gas in the outer regions of the solar nebula had less gravity and therefore
could not gather up into such large balls as it could closer in.
D) The size differences are thought to be a random coincidence. - Answer- a, particles
in the solar nebula were more spread out at greater distances, so that accretion took
longer and there was less time to pull in gas before the solar wind cleared the nebula
Which of the following most likely explains why Jupiter's interior releases so much heat?
A) A slow rate of nuclear fusion in Jupiter's core.
B) It has accumulated heat from the Sun in the past, and is now releasing it
C) Tidal heating.
D) Heat from radioactive decay.
E) Jupiter is contracting very gradually. - Answer- e, jupiter is contracting very gradually
Why does Jupiter have three distinct layers of clouds?
A) Water can only condense at these three altitudes
B) Jupiter has three different types of wind that each make a different type of cloud.
C) Clouds form randomly, so on average there are always three layers.
D) The three layers represent clouds made of gases that condense at different
temperatures.
E) The three layers reflect regions of Jupiter's atmosphere with different overall
chemical compositions. - Answer- d, the three layers represent clouds made of gases
that condense at different temperatures
Which of the following best explains why we see horizontal "stripes" in photographs of
Jupiter and Saturn?
A) The dark and light stripes correspond to alternating bands of different chemical
composition.
B) The light stripes are regions of high clouds, and the dark stripes are regions where
we can see down to deeper, darker clouds.
C) It depends on the reflecting angle with respect to the Sun
D) Dark stripes are those in which there is a stratosphere and light stripes are those
with no stratosphere.
E) There are three different color stripes corresponding to the three different types of
clouds found on these planets. - Answer- b, the light stripes are regions of high clouds,
and the dark stripes are regions where we can see down to deeper darker clouds
Uranus and Neptune have methane clouds but Jupiter and Saturn do not. Which factor
explains why?
A) Temperatures on Jupiter and Saturn are too high for methane to condense.
B) Jupiter and Saturn do not contain any methane gas.
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