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What’s out there?

What’s out there?. An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of Charleston Society of Physics Students. Identify this object:. Venus Jupiter Uranus Neptune. Jupiter!. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in our solar system!. Venus Jupiter Uranus Neptune.

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What’s out there?

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  1. What’s out there? An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of Charleston Society of Physics Students

  2. Identify this object: • Venus • Jupiter • Uranus • Neptune

  3. Jupiter! Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in our solar system! • Venus • Jupiter • Uranus • Neptune The bands of Jupiter are composed of different cloud layers that separate themselves as the planet rotates. Here you can see the Great Red Spot of Jupiter. It’s as wide as the diameter of earth! Best of all, we can see Jupiter in our telescopes right now!

  4. Identify this object: • Venus • Hoth • Uranus • Neptune

  5. Neptune! Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun and has a frosty surface temperature of -218 degrees Celsius (-360.4 Fahrenheit). • Venus • Hoth • Uranus • Neptune Triton Neptune is 17 times the mass of earth! Neptune’s Rings The Voyager 2 Space probe is the only craft to fly by Neptune.

  6. Identify this object: • Pluto • The Moon • Uranus • Mercury

  7. Pluto! Pluto is a Dwarf Planet in the Kuiper Belt on the outer rim of our solar system. • Pluto • The Moon • Uranus • Mercury Pluto’s volume is less than 1% of the earth’s Pluto is one of many Kuiper Belt Objects

  8. Identify this object: • Venus • Mercury • The Sun • Endor

  9. The Sun! • Venus • Mercury • The Sun • Endor

  10. Identify this object: • Mars • A moon of Neptune • Mercury • A moon of Jupiter

  11. Europa! (a moon of Jupiter) Europa is covered in a thick layer of ice. The streaks across its surface are scars from collisions with meteorites. • Mars • A moon of Neptune • Mercury • A moon of Jupiter It is believed that a vast ocean of liquid water resides beneath Europa’s surface. Because of this, many believe this is a likely candidate for hosting life.

  12. Identify this object: • Venus • Sunspots • Mercury • InternationalSpace Station

  13. The Space Shuttle Atlantis undocking from the ISS in front of the Sun! • Venus • Sunspots • Mercury • InternationalSpace Station Images courtesy of Thierry Legault

  14. Identify this object: • The Crab Nebula • The Milky Way • The Large Magellanic Cloud • The Small Magellanic Cloud

  15. The Milky Way! The Milky way is where our Solar System resides. In areas with little light pollution, you can see into the disk of the milky way with the naked eye. • The Crab Nebula • The Milky Way • The Large Magellanic Cloud • The Small Magellanic Cloud The Milky Way is a Spiral Galaxy. Our solar system lies on the outer part of one of its spiral arms. A super-massive black whole resides at the center of the Milky way.

  16. Identify this object: • A meteorite • A Space Sponge • A moon of Saturn • A Rock from ourmoon

  17. Hyperion! (A moon of Saturn) Hyperion is Saturn’s sixty known moons. It is also one of the largest non-spherical objects in our solar system. • A meteorite • A Space Sponge • A moon of Saturn • A Rock from ourmoon Hyperion is approximately 122 km (75 miles) wide. It features hundreds of large and small craters. Many of the craters are filled with a strange black substance.

  18. Identify this object: • A crater left froma collision with ameteorite • A large Martianvolcano • A fault line on Venus • An image ofthe north polefrom space

  19. Olympus Mons (a Martian Volcano) Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system • A crater left froma collision with ameteorite • A large Martianvolcano • A fault line on Venus • An image ofthe north polefrom space Olympus Mons stands 27 km above the surface of Mars. It is roughly the size of Arizona.

  20. What's out there?BONUS ROUND

  21. Identify this object: • Earth • Mercury • Venus • Endor

  22. Endor (Star Wars) • Earth • Mercury • Venus • Endor

  23. Identify this object: • The Death Star • Mimas • The Moon • Venus

  24. Mimas! (a moon of Saturn) Mimas is another moon of Saturn. It’s well-known for its giant crater and its resemblance to a certain planet-anihilating spacecraft. • The Death Star • Mimas • The Moon • Venus The giant crater of Mimas is 130 km in diameter and 10 km deep.

  25. What’s out there? An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of Charleston Society of Physics Students

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