Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: Its discovery led the IAU to generate a classification of dwarf planets.
Its ring system consists of boulder-size objects.
It may have diamonds falling from its sky.
It has five large moons.
It is a dwarf planet found in the asteroid belt.
It is "tipped on its side".
Its orbit is highly elliptical around the Sun.
Its moon has a density similar to its own.
It is the planet with the longest orbital period in the Solar System

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Question 2

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

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Question 3

What spacecraft will visit Pluto in 2015?
A) Cassini
B) Galileo
C) Voyager
D) Voyager 2
E) New Horizons

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New Horizons is the only spacecraft scheduled to visit Pluto in 2015. Cassini and Galileo were both planetary missions that have ended, while Voyager and Voyager 2 completed their missions and flew by Pluto in 1986.

Question 4

The _______________ on Uranus passes very near the planet's celestial poles.

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Question 5

A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the Sun and is spherical, but not large enough to have the gravitational influence to clear away remaining objects orbiting nearby.

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Question 6

What are the two largest moons of Neptune and what makes them peculiar objects in our Solar System?

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Question 7

Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

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Question 8

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

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Question 9

The rings of Uranus were discovered during a(n) _______________ when Uranus crossed in front of a star.

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Question 10

Which moon orbits Pluto?
A) Ceres
B) Eris
C) Charon
D) Oberon
E) Triton

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Charon is the largest moon orbiting Pluto and is considered a "binary planet" with Pluto, as they both orbit a common center of gravity outside of each other's bodies.

Question 11

Any celestial body caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune is classified as a(n) ____.
A) neptunite
B) plutino
C) Plutonian satellite
D) asteroid
E) Kuiper belt objects

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Celestial bodies caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune are called plutinos.

Question 12

Which of these celestial bodies is rocky with a thin atmosphere?
A) Ceres
B) Eris
C) Neptune
D) Uranus
E) Pluto

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Question 13

Uranus rotates _______________ degrees from the _______________ to its orbit.

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Question 14

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

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Question 15

What is unique about Pluto's orbit?
A) high eccentricity
B) its length shifts over time
C) the longest orbital period
D) eccentricity is zero
E) overlaps the orbit of Uranus

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Pluto's orbit has a high eccentricity, which means it is not a perfect circle but instead has a more elongated shape.

Question 16

Are the ring particles of Uranus primordial?  Why or why not?

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Question 17

One of Neptune's moons produces _______________ in the outermost ring.

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Question 18

Which is a unique feature of Pluto's satellite, Charon, standing out from most other satellites?
A) has an atmosphere
B) tidally locked to Pluto
C) mostly composed of rock
D) its surface is composed of methane ice
E) orbits in the plane of Pluto's equator

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Question 19

Pluto and Neptune orbit in _______________ with each other so they never come close together.

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Question 20

Spectra show that the moons of Uranus contain frozen water, although their surfaces are _______________.

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Quiz 24: Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Match the characteristic to the planetary object. Answers may be used more than once.

The rapid rotation of Uranus and its high inclination give the magnetosphere and its long extension a(n) _______________ shape.

What spacecraft will visit Pluto in 2015?

The _______________ on Uranus passes very near the planet's celestial poles.

A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the Sun and is spherical, but not large enough to have the gravitational influence to clear away remaining objects orbiting nearby.

What are the two largest moons of Neptune and what makes them peculiar objects in our Solar System?

Neptune's blue-green color is caused by _______________ in its hydrogen-rich atmosphere absorbing red light.

_______________ is the largest of the five moons of Uranus.

The rings of Uranus were discovered during a(n) _______________ when Uranus crossed in front of a star.

Which moon orbits Pluto?

Any celestial body caught in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune is classified as a(n) ____.

Which of these celestial bodies is rocky with a thin atmosphere?

Uranus rotates _ degrees from the _ to its orbit.

Explain why Uranus experiences extreme seasons.

What is unique about Pluto's orbit?

Are the ring particles of Uranus primordial? Why or why not?

One of Neptune's moons produces _______________ in the outermost ring.

Which is a unique feature of Pluto's satellite, Charon, standing out from most other satellites?

Pluto and Neptune orbit in _______________ with each other so they never come close together.

Spectra show that the moons of Uranus contain frozen water, although their surfaces are _______________.