Astronomy 101 Section 002

MW 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. 109 Regener Hall

 

Test 2 Review

 

Part 2 Chapters 4 – 8

 

Test Date: October 21, 2002

 

50 Questions, 100 points total, 2 points per question

Multiple Choice

 

Concepts and Terms for Review

 

Chapter 4


Order of Solar System (SS)

Contents of SS

Properties of terrestrial planets

Properties of Jovian planets

Properties of asteroids

Trojan, earth-crossing, belt asteroids

Properties of comets

Oort cloud

Kuiper belt

Properties of meteoroids

Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites

Theory of SS formation

Nebula, nebular theory

Protoplanets, planetesimals

Condensation, Accretion, Fragmentation

Differentiation of the SS

How comets and asteroids formed

 


 

Chapter 5


Surface gravity

Escape speed

Layers of the Earth

What are tides? What causes them?

Moon’s synchronous orbit

Earth’s atmospheric layers

Convection and weather

Greenhouse effect

Seismic activity

Differentiation of earth’s interior

Plate tectonics

Layers of the Moon

Features on the moon

Earth’s magnetosphere, Van Allen belts

Aurora

 


 

Chapter 6


Properties of Mercury

Interior

Size

Atmosphere

Surface features

Intercrater plains

Scarps

Properties of Mars

Interior

Size

Atmosphere

Surface features

Tharsis bulge

Runoff channels

Outflow channels

Permafrost

Properties of Venus

Interior

Size

Atmosphere

Surface features

Shield volcanoes

Coronoe

Runaway greenhouse effect

Magnetic fields of terrestrial planets

Moons of terrestrial planets

 


 

Chapter 7


Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Differential rotation

Zones and belts

Interior layers of Jovian planets

Great Red Spot

Brown and white ovals

Great Dark Spot

Atmospheric properties of Jovian planets

Energy balance and heat sources

Planets’ sizes

Major properties of planets

 


 

Chapter 8


Galilean moons

Features and properties

Saturn’s moons

Features and properties

Saturn’s rings

Major features of Saturn’s rings

Roche limit

Shepherd satellites

Stellar occultation

Pluto and Charon - properties