Moons
Terrestrial Planets
Jovian Planets
DIRECTION
and MAGNITUDE
100
How many large moons does Jupiter have?
4.
100
This planet is too close to the sun to be viewed easily.
Mercury.
100
Jovian planets are sometimes called this.
Gas giants.
100
Planet that rotates the fastest.
Jupiter
100
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What does magnitude in the context of astronomy mean?
Brightness
200
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What's the name of Saturn's moon that has an atmosphere.
Titan.
200
This volcano on Mars is 3.5X the size of Mt. Everest.
Olympus Mons
200
This planet is sometimes the outer planet when its orbit crosses with Pluto's.
Neptune.
200
When a planet is furthest from the sun.
Aphelion
200
The brightest planet.
Jupiter
300
Which one of Neptune's moons orbits in retrograde motion?
Triton.
300
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The other planet that joins Mercury, Venus, and Pluto on the list of Terrestrial planets.
Earth :)
300
This planet rotates on an 98º axis perpendicular to its orbital path.
Uranus.
300
The planet that revolves the fastest.
Mercury
300
Uranus has this many rings, but they're too faint to see directly.
11.
400
This planet is considered by some wrong people to be a moon.
Pluto.
400
This planet is most like earth in size & mass.
Venus
400
Jupiter has 2.5 times the mass of these planets combined.
All other planets in solar system.
400
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An orbital optical illusion.
Retrograde motion.
400
The three factors that determine a planet's apparent magnitude.
Distance, albedo, and size.
500
The moons of this planet orbit perpendicularly.
Neptune.
500
How many degrees is Pluto tilted on its axis?
122º
500
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Jupiter has 4 great moons and 59 small moons, what Jovian planet has the second most moons with 31?
Saturn.
500
Planets revolve the fastest at this point.
Perihelion.
500
Brightest planet due to albedo.
Venus