21st Century Astronomy
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 10.1CYU
To determine
The dissimilarity of Uranus and Neptune from Jupiter and Saturn.
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The high-speed winds, high-level white clouds of methane ice crystals, and cyclonic circulations on Neptune are produced by the
a.
large amount of heat from the sun that is received at Neptune’s distance.
b.
small amount of heat from the sun and the flow of heat from the interior of the planet.
c.
strong magnetic field of the planet.
d.
flow of heat from the interior of the planet.
e.
unusually rapid rotation of the planet.
Earth-based telescopic observations of Neptune reveal
a.
a bluish-green disk with no visible surface detail.
b.
white clouds and a dark blue spot.
c.
belt-zone circulation as seen on Jupiter and Saturn.
d.
rapidly rising and sinking convection currents of different shades of blue.
e.
cyclonic storms near the planet’s equator.
Belt-zone circulation is not easily visible on Uranus because
a.
no clouds form in the pure hydrogen atmosphere.
b.
there is no differential rotation.
c.
clouds form very deep in the atmosphere.
d.
that atmosphere is stirred by cyclonic circulation.
e.
there is no liquid metallic core.
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