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1. While close to Jupiter, New Horizons the most spectacular image was of

___ a) a newly discovered moon

___ b) Jupiter's rings

___ c) a live volcano

___ d) the great red spot

2. As New Horizon's approaches Jupiter, it was essential that

___ a) avoid hitting the moons of Jupiter

___ b) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter

___ c) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20% higherspeed

3. For most of its nineyear journey, it was asleep, but once a week, the New Horizon's spacecraft

___ a) photographed PLUTO

___ b) called MOM

___ c) adjusted the ORBIT

___ d) photographed EARTH

4. A typical average radio station uses 50,000 watts to transmit a signal. The transmitter on New Horizonsused

___ a) 5 thousand times less power

___ b) 5 times more power

___ c) almost the same amount of power

___ d) 5 times less power

___ e) 5 thousand times more power



5. The influence of Jupiter's gravity on Pluto is that Jupiter gradually pushes Pluto away

___ a) true

___ b) false

6. Energy for the New Horizon is provided by

___ a) nuclear power

___ b) fuel cells

___ c) solar power

___ d) lithium batteries

7. "Pepssi", "Rex", "Swap", "Lorri", "Alice" and "Ralf" are

___ a) instruments on the New Horizon

___ b) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

___ c) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'

___ d) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon

___ e) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

8. The darker portions of Pluto are believe to be from "snowflakes" of

___ a) water

___ b) hydrocarbons

___ c) silicates

___ d) nitrogen



9. The Kuiper belt has been described as a ___________ made of ___________

___ a) deep freeze ... rock and ice

___ b) mystery band ... rock and metal

___ c) mystery band ... rock and ice

___ d) deep freeze ... rock and metal

10. What was the concern about taking a telescope/camera to the cold environment near Pluto?

___ a) the the mirror might crack

___ b) the telescope might bend

___ c) the electronics might fail

___ d) the plates might crack

11. The time to reach __________ was shortened from 9 days to 3 hours due to the speed of the rocket thatdelivered New Horizons

___ a) Jupiter

___ b) the asteroid belt

___ c) the Moon

___ d) Mars

12. A stellar occultation occurs when the north or south pole of a planet is aligned with a star

___ a) true

___ b) false



13. The image to the right corresponds to

___ a)

___ b)

14. Silicon carbide was used to construct the telescope LORRI because this material is

___ a) light

___ b) not prone to warp at low temperature

___ c) strong

___ d) all of these

15. The blink comparator compared

___ a) the atmosphere around an object with the object itself

___ b) the location of an object on two different days

___ c) the size of two different objects

16. The "Chasing Pluto" video showed a stellar occultation that was observed in order to learn somethingabout Pluto's

___ a) atmosphere

___ b) size

___ c) mass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/silicon_carbide

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17. These two images of Pluto represent:

___ a) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope

___ b) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

___ c) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto

___ d) raw and processed images

___ e) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope

18. Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto back in the 1930s

___ a) was self educated

___ b) privately funded the Lowell observatory

___ c) had resigned from a position at Yale to focus his efforts on discovering "Planet X"

19. A stellar occultation occurs when a planet passes in front of a star

___ a) true

___ b) false

20. As New Horizon approached Jupiter, it looked for new Moons, and the ground crew was glad that

___ a) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft

___ b) the New Horizon discovered three new moons

___ c) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators

21. The influence of Jupiter's gravity on Pluto is that Jupiter gradually brings Pluto closer

___ a) true

___ b) false

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22. As it approached Pluto, New Horizon was slightly larger than

___ a) a 10 story building

___ b) the Hubble Space Telescope

___ c) a grand piano

23. The trip by New Horizons from Earth to Pluto took almost a

___ a) week

___ b) month

___ c) century

___ d) decade

___ e) year

24. The "Chasing Pluto" video showed a stellar occultation that was observed

___ a) from the 200 inch Hale Telescope in 1968

___ b) from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998

___ c) from a cargo plane in 1988

___ d) from the Keck Observatory in 1994


___ a)

___ b)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale_telescope


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._M._Keck_Observatory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope



26. Clyde Tombaugh's reward for discovering Pluto was

___ a) a Nobel prize

___ b) a college education

___ c) an invitation to teach at Yale

27. Which was NOT listed as one of the three things commonly considered necessary for the formation oflife?

___ a) sunlight

___ b) water

___ c) energy

___ d) organic matter

28. The atmosphere of Pluto

___ a) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune

___ b) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

___ c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

___ d) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons

___ e) is mostly oxygen

29. Stellar occultation tells something about a planet because

___ a) the orientation of the planet's rotation about its axis can be precisely determined

___ b) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emission lines

___ c) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet

___ d) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are absorptionlines



30. Pluto ceased to be called a planet in 2006, after the IAU defined a planet of our Sun as an object that is(1) in orbit around the Sun, (2) roughly spherical due to it's mass, and (3):

___ a) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets

___ b) is larger than Earth's moon

___ c) has a nearly circular orbit

___ d) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.

___ e) is more massive than Mercury

31. When the discovery of the "ninth planet" was made in 1930, the name Pluto was chosen after a cartoonthat was a common childhood experience shared by most astronomers of the day

___ a) true

___ b) false

32. Mike Brown's search for another Plutolike object eventually led to the discovery of Eris in 2005. Whatwas the first clue that Eris was larger than Pluto?

___ a) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit

___ b) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that slowly

___ c) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that quickly

___ d) It was brighter in the sky than Pluto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Astronomical_Union



Key to ChasingPlutov1s1


a) a newly discovered moon

b) Jupiter's rings

+ c) a live volcano

d) the great red spot


a) avoid hitting the moons of Jupiter

b) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter

+ c) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20%higher speed


a) photographed PLUTO

+ b) called MOM

c) adjusted the ORBIT

d) photographed EARTH


+ a) 5 thousand times less power

b) 5 times more power

c) almost the same amount of power

d) 5 times less power

e) 5 thousand times more power




+ a) true

b) false


+ a) nuclear power

b) fuel cells

c) solar power

d) lithium batteries


+ a) instruments on the New Horizon

b) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

c) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'

d) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon

e) asteroids discovered by New Horizon


a) water

+ b) hydrocarbons

c) silicates

d) nitrogen




+ a) deep freeze ... rock and ice

b) mystery band ... rock and metal

c) mystery band ... rock and ice

d) deep freeze ... rock and metal


a) the the mirror might crack

+ b) the telescope might bend

c) the electronics might fail

d) the plates might crack


a) Jupiter

b) the asteroid belt

+ c) the Moon

d) Mars


a) true

+ b) false




a)

+ b)


a) light

b) not prone to warp at low temperature

c) strong

+ d) all of these


a) the atmosphere around an object with the object itself

+ b) the location of an object on two different days

c) the size of two different objects


+ a) atmosphere

b) size

c) mass








a) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope

b) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

c) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto

+ d) raw and processed images

e) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope


+ a) was self educated

b) privately funded the Lowell observatory

c) had resigned from a position at Yale to focus his efforts on discovering "Planet X"


+ a) true

b) false


a) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft

b) the New Horizon discovered three new moons

+ c) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators


a) true

+ b) false





a) a 10 story building

b) the Hubble Space Telescope

+ c) a grand piano


a) week

b) month

c) century

+ d) decade

e) year


a) from the 200 inch Hale Telescope in 1968

b) from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998

+ c) from a cargo plane in 1988

d) from the Keck Observatory in 1994


+ a)

b)










a) a Nobel prize

+ b) a college education

c) an invitation to teach at Yale


+ a) sunlight

b) water

c) energy

d) organic matter


a) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune

+ b) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

d) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons

e) is mostly oxygen


a) the orientation of the planet's rotation about its axis can be precisely determined

b) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emissionlines

c) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet

+ d) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that areabsorption lines




a) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets

b) is larger than Earth's moon

c) has a nearly circular orbit

+ d) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.

e) is more massive than Mercury


a) true

+ b) false


a) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit

+ b) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that slowly

c) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that quickly

d) It was brighter in the sky than Pluto





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___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) lithium batteries

___ b) solar power

___ c) fuel cells

___ d) nuclear power




___ c) from the Keck Observatory in 1994

___ d) from a cargo plane in 1988


___ a) sunlight

___ b) energy

___ c) water

___ d) organic matter







___ a) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft

___ b) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators

___ c) the New Horizon discovered three new moons



___ b) the size of two different objects

___ c) the location of an object on two different days


___ a) light

___ b) all of these

___ c) strong

___ d) not prone to warp at low temperature


___ a) the the mirror might crack

___ b) the electronics might fail

___ c) the plates might crack

___ d) the telescope might bend





___ a) nitrogen

___ b) water

___ c) silicates

___ d) hydrocarbons



___ b) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet

___ c) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are absorptionlines

___ d) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emission lines


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) size

___ b) atmosphere

___ c) mass




___ a) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that quickly


___ c) It was brighter in the sky than Pluto

___ d) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit


___ a) has a nearly circular orbit


___ c) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets


___ e) is more massive than Mercury


___ a) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune

___ b) is mostly oxygen

___ c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

___ d) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

___ e) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons


___ a) true

___ b) false






___ a) true

___ b) false



___ b) mystery band ... rock and ice

___ c) mystery band ... rock and metal

___ d) deep freeze ... rock and metal


___ a)

___ b)


___ a) privately funded the Lowell observatory

___ b) was self educated








___ a) 5 thousand times more power

___ b) 5 thousand times less power

___ c) 5 times more power

___ d) almost the same amount of power

___ e) 5 times less power


___ a) week

___ b) month

___ c) decade

___ d) century

___ e) year


___ a) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

___ b) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon

___ c) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

___ d) instruments on the New Horizon

___ e) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'


___ a) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter

___ b) avoid hitting the moons of Jupiter

___ c) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20% higherspeed




___ a) the great red spot


___ c) a newly discovered moon

___ d) a live volcano


___ a) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

___ b) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope

___ c) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto

___ d) raw and processed images

___ e) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope


___ a) a 10 story building

___ b) a grand piano

___ c) the Hubble Space Telescope


___ a) true

___ b) false





___ a) photographed PLUTO

___ b) photographed EARTH

___ c) called MOM

___ d) adjusted the ORBIT


___ a) an invitation to teach at Yale


___ c) a Nobel prize


___ a) Mars

___ b) Jupiter

___ c) the Moon

___ d) the asteroid belt


___ a)

___ b)








+ a) true

b) false


a) lithium batteries

b) solar power

c) fuel cells

+ d) nuclear power




c) from the Keck Observatory in 1994

+ d) from a cargo plane in 1988


+ a) sunlight

b) energy

c) water

d) organic matter







a) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft

+ b) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators

c) the New Horizon discovered three new moons



b) the size of two different objects

+ c) the location of an object on two different days


a) light

+ b) all of these

c) strong

d) not prone to warp at low temperature


a) the the mirror might crack

b) the electronics might fail

c) the plates might crack

+ d) the telescope might bend





a) nitrogen

b) water

c) silicates

+ d) hydrocarbons



b) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet

+ c) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that areabsorption lines

d) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emissionlines


a) true

+ b) false


a) size

+ b) atmosphere

c) mass




a) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that quickly


c) It was brighter in the sky than Pluto

d) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit


a) has a nearly circular orbit


c) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets


e) is more massive than Mercury


a) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune

b) is mostly oxygen

c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

+ d) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

e) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons


a) true

+ b) false






+ a) true

b) false



b) mystery band ... rock and ice

c) mystery band ... rock and metal

d) deep freeze ... rock and metal


+ a)

b)


a) privately funded the Lowell observatory

+ b) was self educated








a) 5 thousand times more power

+ b) 5 thousand times less power

c) 5 times more power

d) almost the same amount of power

e) 5 times less power


a) week

b) month

+ c) decade

d) century

e) year


a) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

b) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon

c) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

+ d) instruments on the New Horizon

e) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'


a) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter

b) avoid hitting the moons of Jupiter

+ c) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20%higher speed




a) the great red spot

b) Jupiter's rings

c) a newly discovered moon

+ d) a live volcano


a) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

b) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope

c) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto

+ d) raw and processed images

e) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope


a) a 10 story building

+ b) a grand piano

c) the Hubble Space Telescope


a) true

+ b) false





a) photographed PLUTO

b) photographed EARTH

+ c) called MOM

d) adjusted the ORBIT


a) an invitation to teach at Yale


c) a Nobel prize


a) Mars

b) Jupiter

+ c) the Moon

d) the asteroid belt


a)

+ b)






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___ a) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'

___ b) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

___ c) instruments on the New Horizon

___ d) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

___ e) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon


___ a) week

___ b) year

___ c) month

___ d) century

___ e) decade


___ a) an invitation to teach at Yale


___ c) a Nobel prize





___ d) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit





___ a) deep freeze ... rock and metal

___ b) mystery band ... rock and metal

___ c) mystery band ... rock and ice

___ d) deep freeze ... rock and ice



___ b) privately funded the Lowell observatory



___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators

___ b) the New Horizon discovered three new moons

___ c) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft




___ a) the Moon

___ b) the asteroid belt

___ c) Mars

___ d) Jupiter


___ a) nuclear power

___ b) fuel cells

___ c) lithium batteries

___ d) solar power


___ a)

___ b)







___ a) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

___ b) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope

___ c) raw and processed images

___ d) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope

___ e) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto


___ a) from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998

___ b) from the 200 inch Hale Telescope in 1968




___ a) the telescope might bend

___ b) the electronics might fail

___ c) the the mirror might crack



___ a) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

___ b) is mostly oxygen

___ c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons

___ d) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

___ e) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune








___ a) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20% higherspeed


___ c) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter


___ a) a grand piano

___ b) a 10 story building

___ c) the Hubble Space Telescope


___ a) 5 thousand times less power


___ c) 5 thousand times more power




___ a) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets


___ c) is more massive than Mercury


___ e) has a nearly circular orbit





___ a)

___ b)


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) water

___ b) nitrogen

___ c) silicates

___ d) hydrocarbons







___ a) mass

___ b) atmosphere

___ c) size


___ a) a live volcano

___ b) a newly discovered moon

___ c) the great red spot

___ d) Jupiter's rings


___ a) photographed EARTH

___ b) photographed PLUTO

___ c) adjusted the ORBIT

___ d) called MOM


___ a) the location of an object on two different days

___ b) the size of two different objects

___ c) the atmosphere around an object with the object itself


___ a) true

___ b) false




___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are absorptionlines

___ b) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet

___ c) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emission lines

___ d) the orientation of the planet's rotation about its axis can be precisely determined


___ a) strong

___ b) not prone to warp at low temperature

___ c) light

___ d) all of these


___ a) water

___ b) organic matter

___ c) sunlight

___ d) energy






a) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'

b) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

+ c) instruments on the New Horizon

d) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

e) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon


a) week

b) year

c) month

d) century

+ e) decade


a) an invitation to teach at Yale


c) a Nobel prize





d) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit





a) deep freeze ... rock and metal

b) mystery band ... rock and metal

c) mystery band ... rock and ice

+ d) deep freeze ... rock and ice



b) privately funded the Lowell observatory



+ a) true

b) false


+ a) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators

b) the New Horizon discovered three new moons

c) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft




+ a) the Moon

b) the asteroid belt

c) Mars

d) Jupiter


+ a) nuclear power

b) fuel cells

c) lithium batteries

d) solar power


a)

+ b)







a) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

b) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope

+ c) raw and processed images

d) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope

e) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto


a) from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998

b) from the 200 inch Hale Telescope in 1968




+ a) the telescope might bend

b) the electronics might fail

c) the the mirror might crack



+ a) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

b) is mostly oxygen

c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons

d) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

e) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune








+ a) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20%higher speed


c) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter


+ a) a grand piano

b) a 10 story building

c) the Hubble Space Telescope


+ a) 5 thousand times less power


c) 5 thousand times more power




a) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets


c) is more massive than Mercury


e) has a nearly circular orbit





+ a)

b)


a) true

+ b) false


+ a) true

b) false


a) water

b) nitrogen

c) silicates

+ d) hydrocarbons







a) mass

+ b) atmosphere

c) size


+ a) a live volcano

b) a newly discovered moon

c) the great red spot

d) Jupiter's rings


a) photographed EARTH

b) photographed PLUTO

c) adjusted the ORBIT

+ d) called MOM


+ a) the location of an object on two different days

b) the size of two different objects

c) the atmosphere around an object with the object itself


a) true

+ b) false




a) true

+ b) false


+ a) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that areabsorption lines

b) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet

c) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emissionlines

d) the orientation of the planet's rotation about its axis can be precisely determined


a) strong

b) not prone to warp at low temperature

c) light

+ d) all of these


a) water

b) organic matter

+ c) sunlight

d) energy




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___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a)

___ b)


___ a) called MOM

___ b) photographed EARTH

___ c) photographed PLUTO

___ d) adjusted the ORBIT








___ b) mystery band ... rock and ice

___ c) deep freeze ... rock and metal

___ d) mystery band ... rock and metal


___ a) a live volcano


___ c) the great red spot

___ d) a newly discovered moon


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) atmosphere

___ b) size

___ c) mass




___ a) instruments on the New Horizon

___ b) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

___ c) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon

___ d) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

___ e) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'


___ a) water

___ b) hydrocarbons

___ c) silicates

___ d) nitrogen


___ a) century

___ b) decade

___ c) year

___ d) month

___ e) week


___ a) water

___ b) sunlight

___ c) organic matter

___ d) energy




___ a) a grand piano

___ b) the Hubble Space Telescope

___ c) a 10 story building


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) the asteroid belt

___ b) Jupiter

___ c) the Moon

___ d) Mars


___ a) the New Horizon discovered three new moons

___ b) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft

___ c) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators




___ a) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

___ b) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune

___ c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons

___ d) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

___ e) is mostly oxygen


___ a) true

___ b) false


___ a) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20% higherspeed


___ c) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter












___ a) a Nobel prize


___ c) an invitation to teach at Yale



___ b) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit


___ d) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that slowly


___ a) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto

___ b) raw and processed images

___ c) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope

___ d) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

___ e) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope



___ b) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are absorptionlines

___ c) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emission lines

___ d) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet







___ b) the location of an object on two different days

___ c) the size of two different objects


___ a) 5 thousand times more power


___ c) 5 thousand times less power




___ a)

___ b)







___ a) fuel cells

___ b) lithium batteries

___ c) solar power

___ d) nuclear power


___ a) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.

___ b) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets

___ c) is larger than Earth's moon

___ d) is more massive than Mercury

___ e) has a nearly circular orbit


___ a) the electronics might fail

___ b) the the mirror might crack

___ c) the telescope might bend



___ a) strong

___ b) all of these

___ c) not prone to warp at low temperature

___ d) light







___ b) had resigned from a position at Yale to focus his efforts on discovering "Planet X"

___ c) privately funded the Lowell observatory





a) true

+ b) false


a) true

+ b) false


+ a)

b)


+ a) called MOM

b) photographed EARTH

c) photographed PLUTO

d) adjusted the ORBIT








b) mystery band ... rock and ice

c) deep freeze ... rock and metal

d) mystery band ... rock and metal


+ a) a live volcano

b) Jupiter's rings

c) the great red spot

d) a newly discovered moon


+ a) true

b) false


+ a) atmosphere

b) size

c) mass




+ a) instruments on the New Horizon

b) asteroids discovered by New Horizon

c) Kuiper objects discovered by New Horizon

d) the people responsible for calculating the orbit of New Horizon

e) named after friends of the cartoon charactor 'Pluto'


a) water

+ b) hydrocarbons

c) silicates

d) nitrogen


a) century

+ b) decade

c) year

d) month

e) week


a) water

+ b) sunlight

c) organic matter

d) energy




+ a) a grand piano

b) the Hubble Space Telescope

c) a 10 story building


a) true

+ b) false


a) the asteroid belt

b) Jupiter

+ c) the Moon

d) Mars


a) the New Horizon discovered three new moons

b) there were no new moons because moons are capable of capturing spacecraft

+ c) there were no new moons because moons are debris generators




+ a) emerges when the surface thaws as it approaches the Sun

b) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Neptune

c) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from the Moons

d) emerges when the surface thaws due to tidal heating from Jupiter

e) is mostly oxygen


+ a) true

b) false


+ a) it approach Jupiter closely enough for Jupiter's gravity to pull New Horizons to a 20%higher speed


c) avoid going into the rings of Jupiter












a) a Nobel prize


c) an invitation to teach at Yale



b) it had a surprisingly large influence on Pluto's orbit


+ d) it was surprisingly bright for an object moving that slowly


a) New Horizon midway to Pluto and near Pluto

+ b) raw and processed images

c) New Horizon and the Hubble Space Telescope

d) New Horizon near Earth and midway to Pluto

e) a landbased telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope



+ b) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that areabsorption lines

c) the star acts as a light source for the detection of planetary spectral lines that are emissionlines

d) blocking the nearby stars allows a better view of the planet







+ b) the location of an object on two different days

c) the size of two different objects


a) 5 thousand times more power


+ c) 5 thousand times less power




a)

+ b)







a) fuel cells

b) lithium batteries

c) solar power

+ d) nuclear power


+ a) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.

b) lies in the same plane as the other nine planets

c) is larger than Earth's moon

d) is more massive than Mercury

e) has a nearly circular orbit


a) the electronics might fail

b) the the mirror might crack

+ c) the telescope might bend



a) strong

+ b) all of these

c) not prone to warp at low temperature

d) light







b) had resigned from a position at Yale to focus his efforts on discovering "Planet X"

c) privately funded the Lowell observatory



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