Transcript Solar system overview Jeopardy

Surface
features
Earth
Terrestrial
vs Jovian
Formation
Other
bodies
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Rilles and Mares
What is a feature due to lunar
volcanoes?
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Erosion (by the Colorado
River)
The Grand Canyon is formed
by what kind of process?
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Two tectonic plates colliding
Mountain chains such as the
Himalayans are formed due
to what process?
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trench
What feature is formed in the deep parts of the
ocean where dense oceanic plate subducts
beneath lighter continental plate
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Rift valleys, trenches, mountains, volcanic
chains, faults,mid-ocean ridges
What are three surface features
due to plate tectonics?
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Spring
The type of tide with the
largest tidal variation is?
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small
Would 1st quarter moon
phase have a large tidal
range or a small tidal
range?
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The moon lacks an atmosphere, wind and
water
The rate of erosion on the
moon is less than Earth
because?
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Yellowstone and Hawaii
Examples of Hot spots on Earth are
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In the mid-ocean ridges where plate tectonics
constantly extrudes new lava
Explain where is the newest material in
the Earth’s crust found?
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Jupiter
Which planet’s mass is more
than the mass of all the other
planets put together?
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No, the denser planets lie closer to the sun
Is this statement trueplanetary density increases
with increasing distances to
the sun? Why or why not?
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Venus and the Gas Giants
Which planets’ rotations are
difficult to determine due to
their atmospheres
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The Jovian planets
Which planets have rings
around their equator?
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Terrestrial, Jovian
_____________________ are
planets that are of denser materials
such as iron and silicates.
________________ are less dense
and made of gases like the sun.
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Impact Theory
Which theory currently best explains the
moon’s origin?
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Accretion
The term for the growth of a
celestial object by accumulating
matter is called?
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Spins faster due to angular momentum
Once the solar nebula contracts
what does it do next?
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The terrestrial planets are of heavier
elements and smaller, the Jovians are
lighter, larger and have more moons and
faster rotational periods
What are three reasons the
planets are split into two
groups?
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A nebula collapses, spins faster and flattens into a disk.
The center of the disk heats up forming protosun and proto
planets. Protoplanets collect material (accrete), their
gravity takes over and they become planetesimals. These
collide and become planets. Leftover debris became
asteroids and comets.
Describe the theory of the
origin of the solar system.
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Between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid
belt
Most asteroids are found
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Beyond Neptune
Where is the Kuiper belt
found
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From a spacecraft sent to an asteroid
What has given us the most
detailed look of an asteroid?
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A Kuiper belt object, a dwarf planet and a
plutoid.
What is Pluto considered?
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Both orbit near the ecliptic plane,Asteroids are closer
in between mars and Jupiter while KPO are past
Neptune
Describe the orbits of
asteroids and Kuiper belt
objects
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune
The jovian planets are?
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Terrestrial Planets
The asteroids are most
like________________ ________________
in composition and density.
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The process of transfer heat from hotter to
cooler levels
What is convection?
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Most interplanetary debris was swept up
during the formation of the solar system
The fact that the rate of cratering has
died down over time shows that
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High density of terrestrial vs. Jovian.
Why do Jovians have thick atmospheres?
Why are asteroids made of primitive materials.
Why are comets icy?
Any theory of solar system formation must address
what issues?