How much is the mass of Jupiter?
Calculate the mass of a planet by studying the movements of their moons around it
2 points
What is the scientific method?
A research method that consists on observing, asking questions and confirming/rejecting the initial hypothesis with experiments
A way of organising the instrumentation in a scientific lab
A cyclic method of observation-experimentation-testing
None of previous answers
3 points
What is the European Space Agency?
It is a travel Agency for Europe formed by 22 countries
It has a scientific fleet of more than 10 satellites studying the solar system
It offers several professional positions focused on develop our knowledge about the Universe (engineers, scientist, lawyers, educators, ...)
ESA does not use social media to communicate to the public the latest discoveries
4 points
What of these statements are correct about Jupiter?
It is the largest planet in the solar system and its mass is twice the mass of the rest of the planets altogether
It is a rocky giant planet, like the Earth
It rotates around itself every 10 hours
It is has around 80 moons around it, being the biggest ones the galilean moons
Jupiter has storms and winds of ~600 km/h in the upper part of its atmosphere, forming features like the
3 points
Which of these statements about the galilean moons are correct?
They were called after Galileo Galilei, who discovered them in the XVII century
They are four moons: Io, Europa, Ganymedes and Callisto
Io is the most volcanically active object in the solar system
The smallest known galilean moon is Ganymedes
Europa is the more likely habitable world in the Jovian system
1 points
The ESA mission that is travelling to Jupiter to look for habitable worlds among the galilean moons is called
Ganymedes
Europa
JUICE
Pioneer
1 points
What parameters are needed to derive the mass of a planet in a planet-moon system?
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the rotational period of the planet and the size of the moon
the orbital period and orbital radius of the moon
the distance planet-Earth together with the orbital parameters of the moon such as radius and period (only for circular orbits without friction)
the distance planet-Earth together with the orbital parameters of the moon such as radius and period
1 points
In which of these mass ranges is your result for the mass of Jupiter?
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(10E30-10E40) kg
(10E20-10E30) g
(10E20-10E30) kg
(10E10-10E20) kg
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