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Progress
Examination: March 2005������������������ ����������� ����������� Number
of Pages: 8
Course:
ASTR 1F00��������������������������������������������������������������� Number
of Students: 485
Date of
Examination:� March 16, 2005������������������������� Number of Hours: 50
minutes
Time of
Examination: 1:00-1:50������������������������������������ Instructor:
F. Fueten
Instructions:� No aids are permitted with this
examination.� Use or possession of
unauthorized materials will automatically result in a grade of zero.� All questions are to be answered on the
Scantron Sheet.� Do not fold, staple or otherwise
mutilate the Scantron Sheet.� Use an
HB or #2 pencil.� Be sure to enter
student number in the box at the top of the Scantron Sheet.
1.� Approximately how old is the
solar system?
����������� (a)� 5 million years
����������� (b)� 50 million years
����������� (c)� 500 million years
����������� (d)� 5000 million years
����������� (e)� 50000 million years
2.� During the formation of the
solar system:
����������� (a)� The outer portion spun faster� and was cooler than the inner portion.
����������� (b)�
The inner portion spun faster and was hotter than the outer portion.
����������� (c)� The outer portion spun slower and was hotter
than the inner portion.
����������� (d)� The inner portion spun slower and was cooler
than the outer portion.
3. �A planet with approximately
twice the mass of Jupiter would be:
����������� (a) �much smaller than Jupiter
����������� (b) �about the same size as Jupiter
����������� (c) �much larger than Jupiter
4.� Which of these planets has
rings?
����������� (a)�
Uranus
����������� (b)� Earth
����������� (c)� Venus
����������� (d)� Mars
����������� (e)� Mercury
5.� Which of these planets is
closest to the Sun?
����������� (a)� Uranus
����������� (b)� Earth
����������� (c)� Venus
����������� (d)� Mars
����������� (e) �Mercury
6.� Which of these planets is
currently farthest from the Sun?
����������� (a)� Uranus
����������� (b)� Jupiter
����������� (c)� Neptune
����������� (d)�
Pluto
����������� (e)� Mercury
7.� Other than at Hydrogen and
Helium the cosmic abundance curve has a significant peak at:
����������� (a) Lithium
����������� (b) Potassium
����������� (c) Iron
����������� (d) Lead
����������� (e) Uranium
8.� Saturn's density is:
����������� (a)�
less than that of Jupiter
����������� (b)� more than that of Jupiter
����������� (c)� similar to the Earth's
����������� (d)� greater than that of Earth
����������� (e)� [two of the above]
9.� Compared to Jovian planets,
terrestrial planets have a:
����������� (a)�
more rocky composition
����������� (b)� lower density
����������� (c)� more rapid rotation
����������� (d)� larger size
����������� (e)� [More than one of the above]
10.� Which of the following is
true of Jovian planets?
����������� (a)�
They have low average densities compared to terrestrial planets.
����������� (b)� Their orbits are closer to the Sun than the
asteroids' orbits.
����������� (c)� They have craters in old surfaces.
����������� (d)� They have small diameters compared to
terrestrial planets.
����������� (e)� They have fewer satellites than do
terrestrial planets.
11.� Most asteroids orbit the
Sun:
����������� (a)�
between Earth and Mars
����������� (b)� between Mars and Jupiter
����������� (c)� between Jupiter and Saturn
����������� (d)� beyond the orbit of Saturn
����������� (e)� [None of the above.� No general statement can be made.]
12.� Which is the largest planet?
����������� (a)�
Jupiter
����������� (b)� Uranus
����������� (c)� Venus
����������� (d)� Mars
����������� (e) �Saturn
13.� _________________ orbit
crosses Neptune's:
����������� (a)� Jupiter
����������� (b)� Saturn
����������� (c)� Uranus
����������� (d)�
Pluto
����������� (e)� applicable to more than one planet
14. �The first planet to be discovered by a
mathematical prediction was:
����������� (a)� Jupiter
����������� (b)� Saturn
����������� (c)� Uranus
����������� (d)�
Neptune
����������� (e)� Pluto
15.� The formation of the planets
took approximately:
����������� (a)� 5 million years
����������� (b)�
50 million years
����������� (c)� 500 million years
����������� (d)� 5000 million years
����������� (e) �5000 million gazillion years
16.� Which 2 planets of the inner
solar system could be described as �survivors�?
����������� (a)� Mercury, Venus
����������� (b)� Earth, Mars
����������� (c)� Earth, Venus
����������� (d)�
Mercury, Mars
����������� (e)� Venus, Mars
17.� Which of the outer planets
has a rotational axis that lies nearly in its orbital plane?
����������� (a)� Jupiter
����������� (b)� Neptune
����������� (c)�
Uranus
����������� (d)� None of them
18.� Which of these planets has a
magnetic axis at high angle to its rotational axis?
����������� (a)� Saturn
����������� (b)� Mars
����������� (c)� Jupiter
����������� (d)�
Uranus
����������� (e)� Pluto
19.� The primary chemical
constituent of the atmospheres of the Jovian planets is apparently which of the
following?
����������� (a)� Oxygen
����������� (b)� Nitrogen
����������� (c)�
Hydrogen
����������� (d)� Helium
20.� The Jovian planets are
distinguished by which of the following?
����������� (a)� Low densities
����������� (b)� Large diameters
����������� (c)� Ring systems
����������� (d)�
[all of the above]
21.� Which of these planets is
home to the Great Red Spot?
����������� (a)�
Jupiter
����������� (b)� Saturn
����������� (c)� Uranus
����������� (d)� Neptune
22.� Which of the following
satellites has a relatively dense atmosphere?
����������� (a)�
Titan
����������� (b)� Ganymede
����������� (c)� Callisto
����������� (d)� Triton
����������� (e)� Io
23.� Which of the following is
the most volcanically active body in the solar system?
����������� (a)� Titan
����������� (b)� Ganymede
����������� (c)� Callisto
����������� (d)� Triton
����������� (e)�
Io�
24.� Ring systems have been discovered
around:
����������� (a)� Saturn only
����������� (b)� Jupiter and Saturn
����������� (c)� Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus
����������� (d)�
all of the Jovian planets
25.� Satellites have been
discovered around:
����������� (a)� Saturn
����������� (b)� Jupiter and Saturn
����������� (c)� Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus
����������� (d)�
all of the Jovian planets
26.� The peculiar thing about the
classical satellites of Neptune is:
����������� (a)� Nereid has active volcanoes
����������� (b)� Triton has an extensive nitrogen atmosphere
����������� (c)� They occupy the same orbits but at different
positions
����������� (d)�
Triton's orbital motion is retrograde
27.� Pluto was discovered in
approximately
����������� (a) �1730
����������� (b) �1830
����������� (c)�
1930
28.� Which of the following
statements about Pluto is true?
����������� (a)� It has two moons (that we know of).
����������� (b)� It is a gas giant.
����������� (c)� Its orbit is as circular as the Earth's
orbit.
����������� (d)�
It is currently the furthest planet from the sun.
����������� (e)� [None of the above is true].
29.� Which statement below
concerning the Jovian planets is incorrect?
����������� (a)� The Jovian planets are composed primarily of
hydrogen and helium.
����������� (b)� The Jovian planets have lower densities than
terrestrial planets.
����������� (c)� The Jovian planets rotate faster than
terrestrial planets.
����������� (d)� The Jovian planets have more satellites than
terrestrial planets.
����������� (e)�
Correction: all of the above are correct.
30.� The satellite on which
ethane acts in the same way as water on Earth is:
����������� (a)� Tritan
����������� (b)� Europa
����������� (c)�
Titan
����������� (d)� Mimas
����������� (e)� Miranda
31.� The satellite with as large
a crater and looking like the �Death Star� is:
����������� (a)� Tritan
����������� (b)� Europa
����������� (c)� Titan
����������� (d)�
Mimas
����������� (e)� Miranda
32.� The satellite that may have
been blown apart by a large collision is:
����������� (a)� Tritan
����������� (b)� Europa
����������� (c)� Titan
����������� (d)� Mimas
����������� (e)�
Miranda
33. �The atmospheric probe of Galileo, designed to
study Jupiter,
����������� (a) �confirmed earlier data of an atmosphere with 3
distinct layers
����������� (b) �confirmed earlier data of an atmosphere with
no distinct layers
����������� (c) �did not find the 3 layer atmosphere thought to
exist
����������� (d) �did not send back any data
����������� (e) �failed to deploy in the first place
34.� Which of the following
objects is not a moon of Jupiter?
����������� (a)�
Mimas
����������� (b)� Io
����������� (c)� Ganymede
����������� (d)� Europa
����������� (e)� Callisto
35.� The planet with a single fairly large moon
is:
����������� (a)� Jupiter
����������� (b)� Saturn
����������� (c)� Uranus
����������� (d) �Neptune
����������� (e)�
Pluto
36.� The Oort cloud is located
����������� (a)� between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
����������� (b)� just beyond Pluto's orbit.
����������� (c)�
far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
����������� (d)� at about the distance of the nearest star.
37.� Which satellite is thought
to have a liquid ocean:
����������� (a) �Tritan
����������� (b)�
Europa
����������� (c)� Titan
����������� (d)� Mimas
����������� (e)� Miranda
38.� On which satellite have we
observed volcanic activity furthest from the sun?
����������� (a)�
Tritan
����������� (b)� Europa
����������� (c)� Titan
����������� (d)� Mimas
����������� (e)� Miranda
39.� The Galilean satellites have
densities that:
����������� (a)�
decrease with distance to Jupiter.
����������� (b)� are all about the same.
����������� (c)� increase with distance to Jupiter.
40.� The Galilean satellite that
is completely saturated with meteoritic craters is:
����������� (a)� Europa
����������� (b)� Ganymede
����������� (c)� Io
����������� (d)�
Callisto
41.� The Galilean satellite that
seems to be covered with cracks that have been filled with ice is:
����������� (a)� Callisto
����������� (b)�
Europa
����������� (c)� Io
����������� (d)� Ganymede
42.� The ring system of Saturn
apparently consists primarily of:
����������� (a)� large rocky moonlets.
����������� (b)�
ice or ice covered moonlets.
����������� (c)� large solid rings.
����������� (d)� an unknown body or bodies.
43.� The Great Red Spot is
apparently:
����������� (a)� the top of a gigantic mountain.
����������� (b)� a hole in the cloud cover of the planet.
����������� (c)�
an enormous storm system.
����������� (d)� condensation from winds off the top of a
mountain.
44.� The Great Red Spot:
����������� (a)� is quite small and comes and goes.
����������� (b)�
is about twice the size of the Earth and has been observed for over 300
years.
����������� (c)� is a large transient feature.
����������� (d)� was discovered by Voyager II and has not been
seen since.
45.� Which of these planets is
home to the Great Red Spot?
����������� (a)�
Jupiter
����������� (b)� Saturn
����������� (c)� Uranus
����������� (d)� Neptune
46.� Which of these planets is
home to the large dark spot?
����������� (a)� Jupiter
����������� (b)� Saturn
����������� (c)� Uranus
����������� (d)�
Neptune
47.� The internal structures of
the Jovian planets:
����������� (a)�
are mostly gaseous and liquid.
����������� (b)� are mostly solid.
����������� (c)� are solid in some cases and liquid in others.
����������� (d)� are completely unknown since we can't see
them.
48.� Which component is responsible
for the blue colour of Uranus?
����������� (a)� Hydrogen
����������� (b)� �Helium
����������� (c)� Ammonia
����������� (d) �Methane
����������� (e)� Sulfur
49.� The 2 outer planets that are
closest to each other in both size and mass are:
����������� (a)� Jupiter, Saturn
����������� (b)� Saturn, Uranus
����������� (c)�
Uranus, Neptune
����������� (d)� Neptune, Jupiter
����������� (e)� Jupiter, Pluto
50.� Which planet(s) contain a
layer of liquid metallic hydrogen?
����������� (a)� Jupiter
����������� (b)�
Jupiter, Saturn
����������� (c)� Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
����������� (d)� Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
����������� (e)� none