Moons of the Solar System 0.0 / 5 ? AstronomyMoonsGCSEAQA Created by: emily_wCreated on: 03-05-14 12:21 How many Earths could fit inside Jupiter? 1300 1 of 15 What exerts gravitational energy on Io? Jupiter and the other nearby moons 2 of 15 What is the effect of these gravitational forces on Io? Huge tidal forces that squeeze and stretch its interior 3 of 15 What is the effect of the tidal forces? A lot of heat and pressure in moon's interior, so it is seismically active 4 of 15 Io is a moon of which planet? Jupiter 5 of 15 Phobos and Deimos are moons of which planet? Mars 6 of 15 Are Phobos and Deimos really moons? No, they are captured asteriods 7 of 15 What is the diameter of Phobos? 22km 8 of 15 What is the diameter of Deimos? 12.6km 9 of 15 Titan is a moon of which planet? Saturn 10 of 15 Why is Titan so interesting to astronomers? It has "primordial soup" conditions--similar to those on Earth before life 11 of 15 Why do scientists want to study Titan? They hope it will give them answers as to how life began on Earth 12 of 15 Miranda is a moon of which planet? Uranus 13 of 15 What is an odd feature of Miranda's surface? It has giant canyons that are 12 times as deep as the Grand Canyon 14 of 15 Why do astronomers thing it looks as weird as it does? It could have collided with something, shattered, and then reformed under gravity, merging with the other object 15 of 15
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