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which lists the jovian planets in order of increasing distance from the sun |
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
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why does neptune appear blue and jupiter red |
Methane in Neptune’s atmosphere absorbs red light |
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why is jupiter denser than saturn |
Its higher mass and gravity compress its interior. |
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some jovian planets give off more energy than they receive because |
Ongoing contraction or differentiation |
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Main ingredients of most satellites of the jovian planets? |
Hydrogen compound ices |
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Why is Io more volcanically active than our moon? |
Different internal heat source |
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What is unusual about Triton? |
It orbits its planet backward. |
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which moon shows evidence of rainfall and erosion by some liquid substance |
Titan |
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saturns many moons affect the rings through |
orbital resonances |
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saturns rings |
have basically looked the same since they formed along saturn |
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