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a red disk a white disk a dot of light a blue-green disk a slightly flat orange disk
2) The rings of the planet Uranus consist almost entirely of small, microscopic-size dust particles.
Correct Not correct
3) The planet Uranus is the ... planet from the Sun?
fifth sixth seventh
4) Pick the moon that is not a moon of the planet Uranus:
Ariel Titan Titania Oberon Umbriel
5) What type of core does the planet Uranus have?
rocks ice gas
6) How was Uranus discovered ?
by accident / luck by calculation from wobbles in the orbit of Saturn by calculation from wobbles in the orbit of Neptune
7) Between which planets will you find Uranus?
Saturn and Neptune Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Neptune
8) How long does Uranus take to revolve around the Sun?
8 years 84 years 840 years
9) Which statement is correct?
Alpha, beta and gamma are craters on the surface of Uranus. Alpha, beta and gamma are rings of Uranus. Alpha, beta and gamma are moons of Uranus.
10) Who discovered the planet Uranus ?
Johannes Kepler Sir William Herschel Nicolaus Copernicus
11) Which gases will you find in the atmosphere of the planet Uranus ?
hydrogen, helium, and methane neon, chloor, and oxygen
12) Pick the true statement:
The planet Neptune is very faintly visible with the naked eye Neptune is easily seen with the naked eye, even when a cresent moon is present. You need a large, professional telescope to see the planet Neptune.
13) Did the Voyager 2 spacecraft take pictures of the planet Uranus?
True False
14) The planet Uranus has a magnetic field.
Correct Incorrect
15) Pick the true statement:
Sir William Herschel discovered Oberon and Titania. William Lassell discovered Umbriel and Ariel Gerard Peter Kuiper discovered Miranda. All these statements are true All these statements are false.