an exciting quiz game sponsored by the college of charleston society of physics students
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An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of Charleston Society of Physics Students
What’s out there?
A) VenusB) JupiterC) UranusD) Neptune
Identify this object:
A) VenusB) JupiterC) UranusD) Neptune
Jupiter!Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in our solar system!
Here you can see the Great Red Spot of Jupiter. It’s as wide as the diameter of earth!
The bands of Jupiter are composed of different cloud layers that separate themselves as the planet rotates.
Best of all, we can see Jupiter in our telescopes right now!
A) VenusB) HothC) UranusD) Neptune
Identify this object:
A) VenusB) HothC) UranusD) Neptune
Neptune!Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun and has a frosty surface temperature of -218 degrees Celsius (-360.4 Fahrenheit).
Neptune is 17 times the mass of earth!
The Voyager 2 Space probe is the only craft to fly by Neptune.
Triton
Neptune’s Rings
A) PlutoB) The MoonC) UranusD) Mercury
Identify this object:
A) PlutoB) The MoonC) UranusD) Mercury
Pluto!Pluto is a Dwarf Planet in the Kuiper Belt on the outer rim of our solar system.
Pluto is one of many Kuiper Belt Objects
Pluto’s volume is less than 1% of the earth’s
A) VenusB) MercuryC) The SunD) Endor
Identify this object:
A) VenusB) MercuryC) The SunD) Endor
The Sun!
A) MarsB) A moon of NeptuneC) MercuryD) A moon of Jupiter
Identify this object:
A) MarsB) A moon of NeptuneC) MercuryD) A moon of Jupiter
Europa! (a moon of Jupiter)Europa is covered in a thick layer of ice. The streaks across its surface are scars from collisions with meteorites.
It is believed that a vast ocean of liquid water resides beneath Europa’s surface. Because of this, many believe this is a likely candidate for hosting life.
A) VenusB) SunspotsC) MercuryD) International
Space Station
Identify this object:
A) VenusB) SunspotsC) MercuryD) International
Space Station
The Space Shuttle Atlantis undocking from the ISS in front of the Sun!
Images courtesy of Thierry Legault
A) The Crab NebulaB) The Milky WayC) The Large Magellanic CloudD) The Small Magellanic Cloud
Identify this object:
A) The Crab NebulaB) The Milky WayC) The Large Magellanic CloudD) The Small Magellanic Cloud
The Milky Way!The Milky way is where our Solar System resides. In areas with little light pollution, you can see into the disk of the milky way with the naked eye.
The Milky Way is a Spiral Galaxy. Our solar system lies on the outer part of one of its spiral arms. A super-massive black whole resides at the center of the Milky way.
A) A meteoriteB) A Space SpongeC) A moon of
SaturnD) A Rock from our
moon
Identify this object:
A) A meteoriteB) A Space SpongeC) A moon of
SaturnD) A Rock from our
moon
Hyperion! (A moon of Saturn)Hyperion is Saturn’s sixty known moons. It is also one of the largest non-spherical objects in our solar system.
Hyperion is approximately 122 km (75 miles) wide. It features hundreds of large and small craters. Many of the craters are filled with a strange black substance.
A) A crater left froma collision with ameteorite
B) A large Martianvolcano
C) A fault line on Venus
D) An image ofthe north polefrom space
Identify this object:
A) A crater left froma collision with ameteorite
B) A large Martianvolcano
C) A fault line on Venus
D) An image ofthe north polefrom space
Olympus Mons (a Martian Volcano)
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system
Olympus Mons stands 27 km above the surface of Mars. It is roughly the size of Arizona.
What's out there?BONUS ROUND
A) EarthB) MercuryC) VenusD) Endor
Identify this object:
A) EarthB) MercuryC) VenusD) Endor
Endor (Star Wars)
A) The Death StarB) MimasC) The MoonD) Venus
Identify this object:
A) The Death StarB) MimasC) The MoonD) Venus
Mimas! (a moon of Saturn)Mimas is another moon of Saturn. It’s well-known for its giant crater and its resemblance to a certain planet-anihilating spacecraft.
The giant crater of Mimas is 130 km in diameter and 10 km deep.
An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of Charleston Society of Physics Students
What’s out there?