Science: Earth and Space - Flashcard 31

Front

Identify the first new planet discovered.

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Uranus

Front

Which planet in the solar system was discovered mathematically?

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Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

Match the description: largest planet in the solar system.

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Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

Largest moon in the solar system.

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Ganymede

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

Identify the most volcanically active body in the solar system from the following: Io, Cordelia, Ganymede, Jupiter, Neptune.

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Io

Front

Identify the only moon with a thick atmosphere in the solar system.

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Titan

Front

What function do Saturn's shepherd moons perform?

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keeping the rings in place

Front

What characteristic of a planet gives it an unusual day and night cycle?

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axial tilt

Front

What is the large space between Saturn's two brightest rings called?

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Cassini Division

Front

Which of the following is a Galilean satellite? Enceladus, Ganymede, Oberon, Triton

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Ganymede