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Exploring the Wonders of Our Solar System: Uranus, Neptune, and Beyond

Dive into the fascinating features of Uranus and Neptune, from their axial tilts to their unique bluish colors caused by methane in their atmospheres. Discover the mystery of Pluto, its orbit, and why it's now classified as a dwarf planet. We’ll also explore interesting moons like Titan and Triton, and the enigmatic Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud that lie beyond Neptune. Each segment sheds light on the diverse characteristics and intriguing phenomena of our solar system's celestial bodies.

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Exploring the Wonders of Our Solar System: Uranus, Neptune, and Beyond

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  1. $200 Herschel Who discovered the green disk that became known as Uranus?

  2. $400 Uranus Which planet has the largest axial tilt?

  3. $600 Causes extreme seasonal effects Uranus axis does what to the seasons on Uranus?

  4. $800 They contain methane, which absorbs red Why are Neptune and Uranus bluish?

  5. $1000 The great dark spot In 1989, Neptune had a great storm called

  6. $200 The moons of the jovian planets Pluto’s density is most similar to

  7. $400 It is inclined more than the eight planets of the Solar System What is special about Pluto’s orbit?

  8. $600 Pluto and Charon What is the closest thing to a binary planet in our solar system

  9. $800 It is call a Kuiper belt object, a Dwarf planet and a Plutoid What is Pluto considered and where in the Solar system does it reside?

  10. $1000 It has not cleared its orbital path Why is Pluto not a planet?

  11. $200 An impact crater makes it look like the Death star. What is special about Mimas features

  12. $400 It has an atmosphere What is the importance of Titan?

  13. $600 Triton Besides Titan which other moon has Nitrogen is its atmosphere

  14. $800 It will form part of the rings of Neptune What is the future of Triton, a moon of Neptune?

  15. $1000 Miranda Which moon of Uranus has varying terrains, which might mean something catastrophic happened?

  16. $200 sun In terms of composition the Jovians are more like the ____________ than the terrestrial planets

  17. $400 Kuiper Belt A collection of icy objects that lie outside Neptune is the

  18. $600 Oort Cloud The most distant objects in our solar system are in the

  19. $800 Mars Most orbits of Asteroids are beyond

  20. $1000 Ammonia decrease and methane increases Which atmospheric component decreases and which increase as you go out from the sun in the jovian planets

  21. $200 Oxidized iron Why is Mars red?

  22. $400 2 How many moons does Mars have?

  23. $600 Mercury, Mars, Venus What is the size in order from smallest to largest of the terrestrial planets (excluding Earth)

  24. $800 Figure out rotational rates Studying the magnetospheres of the jovians allows us to

  25. $1000 The Roche limit The external tidal forces are greater on an object than the internal forces that hold it together

  26. $200 rock Asteroids are mostly made of

  27. $400 Kuiper Belt A collection of icy objects that lie outside Neptune is the

  28. $600 Oort Cloud The most distant objects in our solar system are in the

  29. $800 It is call a Kuiper belt object, a Dwarf planet and a Plutoid What is Pluto considered and where in the Solar system does it reside?

  30. $1000 They fall within the Roche limit The reason the rings exist is

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