Saturn/Quiz

Saturn is a lecture about the study of this astronomical object.

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Quiz
{Complete the text: When imaged in visible light Saturn appears like a gas { giant (i) } rather than a { rocky (i) } planet.
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{Yes or No, Pallas is the only minor planet in the asteroid belt between Saturn and Jupiter. - Yes + No
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{Complete the text: Match up the object viewed in the ultraviolet with its image: Sun's chromosphere- L calcite - M Venus - N Jupiter's aurora - O Jupiter - P Io - Q Saturn - R Betelgeuse - S Mira - T LAB-1 - U Messier 101 - V { L (i) }. { Q (i) }. { T (i) }. { N (i) }. { R (i) }. { O (i) }. { U (i) } { S (i) }. { P (i) }. { M (i) }. { V (i) }.
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{True or False, Ceres is a former asteroid now in orbit around Saturn. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not associated with Ceres? - Pallas - asteroid belt - Vesta + Carina - Apophis - between Mars and Jupiter
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{True or False, Saturn is a gaseous astronomical object in orbit around the Moon. - TRUE + FALSE
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{The first astronomical X-ray source in the asteroid belt is likely to be which of the following? - Vesta - Mars - Saturn + Ceres - Titan
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{A cosmic ray may originate from what astronomical source? - Saturn - the solar wind - the diffuse X-ray background - Mount Redoubt in Alaska - the asteroid belt + an active galactic nucleus
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{Complete the text: The majority of known asteroids orbit the Sun between the orbits of { Mars|Jupiter (i) } and { Jupiter|Mars (i) }.
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{A natural rocky source of chemicals from the sky to the ground may originate from what astronomical source? - Saturn - the solar wind - the diffuse X-ray background - Mount Redoubt in Alaska + the asteroid belt - the International Space Station
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{Meteorites found on Earth may be from which of the following? - Saturn - Mercury + the Moon + the asteroid belt - Jupiter + Mars
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Questions about natural satellites in orbit around Saturn may add to testing knowledge of Saturn.
 * 2) The closer a rocky object is to Saturn the more water ice it has on its surface.