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Q. Which planet rotates slowest on axis?
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Table of Contents
- Q. Which planet rotates slowest on axis?
- Q. Where does most of Jupiter’s internal energy originate?
- Q. What causes Jupiter’s stripes?
- Q. What causes the difference in color between the belts and zones?
- Q. What is the difference between belts and zones?
- Q. Why are there no impact craters on the surface of Io?
- Q. What makes belts and zones in Jovian atmospheres move in opposite directions relative to each other?
- Q. Does Saturn have a thick or thin atmosphere?
- Q. What is the atmosphere like on Jupiter?
- Q. What are characteristics of Saturn?
Q. Where does most of Jupiter’s internal energy originate?
Where does most of Jupiter’s internal energy originate? Primordial heat left over from Jupiter’s formation.
Q. What causes Jupiter’s stripes?
Jupiter’s stripes or ‘bands’ are caused by differences in the chemical composition and temperature of the atmospheric gas. The light-coloured bands are called ‘zones’ and show regions where the gas is rising.
Q. What causes the difference in color between the belts and zones?
The differences between the light-colored regions, known as zones, and the dark-colored ones, known as belts, depend on the organization of the winds in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Unlike the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars), the outer planets are larger and rotate faster.
Q. What is the difference between belts and zones?
The belts are bands of darker colors while the zones are bands of lighter colors. The zones are regions of higher temperatures and rising air while belts are regions of lower temperatures and sinking air. Belts are regions of low pressure while zones are regions of higher pressure.
Q. Why are there no impact craters on the surface of Io?
Why are there no impact craters on the surface of Io? Io did have impact craters but they have all been buried in lava flows. What is the most important reason why an icy moon is more likely to be geologically active than a rocky moon of the same size? Ice has a lower melting point than rock.
Q. What makes belts and zones in Jovian atmospheres move in opposite directions relative to each other?
Which two gasses make up almost all of the atmosphere of each Jovian planet? What causes the striped bands on the surface of Jupiter to have different colors? What makes belts and zones in Jovian atmospheres move in opposite directions relative to each other? their atmospheres have a lot of methane, which appears blue.
Q. Does Saturn have a thick or thin atmosphere?
Atmosphere and Weather: One of the four gas giants, Saturn’s atmosphere is much like that of Jupiter’s. Like the other gas giants, Saturn’s surface to atmosphere interface is rather nebulous, and likely has a small, rocky core surrounded by a liquid and very thick atmosphere.
Q. What is the atmosphere like on Jupiter?
Its atmosphere is made up of mostly hydrogen gas and helium gas, like the sun. The planet is covered in thick red, brown, yellow and white clouds. The clouds make the planet look like it has stripes. One of Jupiter’s most famous features is the Great Red Spot.
Q. What are characteristics of Saturn?
Saturn is a gas giant with no solid surface; it is 9.45 times wider than Earth and 95 times more massive. It is circled by hundreds of rings consisting of small, ice-covered particles and is also host to at least 30 moons, including Titan, largest moon in the solar system and the only one with an extensive atmosphere.
