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Regener Hall
Part 2 Chapters
4 – 8
Test Date: October 21, 2002
Multiple Choice
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
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
Interior
Size
Atmosphere
Surface features
Intercrater plains
Scarps
Interior
Size
Atmosphere
Surface features
Tharsis bulge
Runoff channels
Outflow channels
Permafrost
Interior
Size
Atmosphere
Surface features
Shield volcanoes
Coronoe
Runaway greenhouse effect
Magnetic fields of terrestrial
planets
Moons
of terrestrial planets
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
Features and properties
Features and properties
Saturn’s
rings
Major
features of Saturn’s rings
Roche
limit
Shepherd
satellites
Stellar
occultation
Pluto
and Charon - properties