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Quiz 4 Review
Astronomy 1140
1 Mars
• How long are Mars’ year and day compared to Earth’s year and day?
• How does Mars’ average temperature compare to the Earth’s? What about Mars’
maximum temperature?
• What is “retrograde motion” and why does it occur on the sky for Mars?
• Does Mars have seasons?
• Why is Mars red?
• Is Mars larger or smaller than the Earth? More or less massive?
• What are the polar ice caps on Mars made of?
• What is the name of the extremely large volcano on Mars?
• What are the names of Mars’ two moons?
• Why does Mars have an “anti-Greenhouse” effect?
2 Jupiter
• How do Jupiter’s mass, year, size, and year compare to Earth’s?
• Why are the Jovian planets much more massive than Earth?
• Jupiter and Saturn are seen to emit more energy than they receive. Where does this
excess come from?
• In what state is the hydrogen just outside Jupiter’s solid core (in the mantle)?
• What are Jupiter’s stripes?
• What properties of Jupiter lead to it having a strong magnetic field?
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