Ch.11 L3 The Outer Planets

All the outer planets are made mostly of _______.

• water ice.

• metal and rock.

• gas and liquid around a solid core.

Which planet is the solar system’s largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

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The outer planets have atmospheres composed mostly of _______.

• nitrogen and oxygen.

• hydrogen and helium.

• water vapor and carbon dioxide.

What is the name of the moon that is bigger than Earth's moon, and larger than even the planet Mercury?

• Ganymede

• Titan

• Callisto

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Which planet's rings probably formed from a collision between an icy moon and another icy object?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

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Which two gas giants contain layers of water and ice?

• Neptune and Uranus

• Saturn and Uranus

• Jupiter and Saturn

Why is some hydrogen found in a liquid form on Jupiter?

• Immense pressure below the cloud layer changes hydrogen gas into a liquid.

• Jupiter's high temperatures change the hydrogen to a liquid

• The Great Red Spot, a huge storm, converts gaseous hydrogen into liquid hydrogen.

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Which moon is one of the Galilean moons?

• Titan

• Ganymede

• Tethys

• moon

What is the most recognizable feature of Saturn?

• Only a single space probe ever explored Saturn.

• Saturn's density is below the density of water

• an extensive ring system around the planet

How does Titan differ from Saturn's other moons?

• Titan is the largest moon in the solar system.

• Titan is the largest of the moons of Saturn.