HSU Astronomy Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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HSU Astronomy Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Around which planet does the satellite Titan orbit? - ANSWERSSaturn
How was Neptune discovered? - ANSWERSBy a careful application of Newton's laws to the somewhat irregular motions of Uranus.
Jupiter has a magnetic field that is - AN...
HSU Astronomy Final Exam Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
Around which planet does the satellite Titan orbit? - ANSWERSSaturn
How was Neptune discovered? - ANSWERSBy a careful application of Newton's laws to the somewhat
irregular motions of Uranus.
Jupiter has a magnetic field that is - ANSWERSmuch more powerful than that of Earth.
Neptune's high cirrus clouds consist of - ANSWERSmethane ice crystals.
On which planet can we see prominent but variable ice caps? - ANSWERSMars
On which planetary body can distinct evidence be seen for the flow of water at an earlier time? -
ANSWERSMars
Phobos and Deimos are moons of which planet? - ANSWERSMars
The Martian magnetic field is - ANSWERSweak and localized, not at all like the global magnetic field of
Earth.
The four giant moons of Jupiter were discovered by - ANSWERSGalileo
The geology and geography of the surface of the Venus is best described as - ANSWERSmostly volcanic
plains, with two continent-sized uplands, and a number of large volcanoes.
The highest daytime temperature reached on the surface of Mercury is - ANSWERS430°C, high enough to
melt lead and tin.
,The reddish color of Mars is probably due to - ANSWERSiron oxides such as rust.
Tomorrow's weather report for Venus would be - ANSWERSovercast and very hot
Triton is a satellite of - ANSWERSNeptune
Venus - ANSWERShas no magnetic field
What characteristic features are seen on the visible surface of Jupiter? - ANSWERSLight bands of cloud
separated by dark regions parallel to the equator.
What is the Great Red Spot? - ANSWERSA large and long-lived, possibly permanent, storm on Jupiter.
What is the composition of Saturn's rings? - ANSWERSWater ice or ice-coated rock.
Where has water ice been found on Mercury? - ANSWERSIn permanently shadowed crater floors at the
north and south poles.
Which is the hottest planet in the solar system, measured at the surface? - ANSWERSVenus
Which is the only planet whose surface features can easily be seen through a telescope from Earth? -
ANSWERSMars
Which of the following features have NOT been seen or detected on Mars? - ANSWERSActive volcanoes.
Which of the following planets has no moon? - ANSWERSVenus
Which of the following properties do the terrestrial planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, have in
common? - ANSWERSThey all have solid surfaces.
, Which of the planets fits the following description: "A planet with solid, cratered surface which is
alternately very hot and very cold, and having no atmosphere"? - ANSWERSMercury
Which of the following is not a dwarf planet? - ANSWERSNeptune
______ is the largest dwarf planet. - ANSWERSEris
______ is the only dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt. - ANSWERSCeres
Which of the following is a moon of Eris? - ANSWERSDysnomia
The asteroid belt exists between the orbits of the planets ______ and ______. - ANSWERSMars and
Jupiter
An asteroid is ___. - ANSWERSa planetesimal moving in an orbit around the Sun.
Which of the following statements is NOT true for asteroids? - ANSWERSOnly a minority of all asteroids
are in the asteroid belt.
The Kirkwood gaps are caused by ____. - ANSWERSthe gravitational pull of Jupiter, which nudges
asteroids into new orbits.
Asteroids which orbit the Sun at the same distance as Jupiter are known as ____. - ANSWERSTrojans
Asteroids whose orbits carry them across the Earth's orbit are known as____. - ANSWERSApollo
Asteroids
The nucleus of a typical comet is ____. - ANSWERSirregular in shape, which a very dark and cratered
surface.
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