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1. Uranus and Neptune are the \"Blue Twins\". They appear blue due to the high a

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Question

1. Uranus and Neptune are the "Blue Twins". They appear blue due to the high amounts of _____ in their atmospheres.

ammonia

bromine

methane

hydrogen

2. Which location has the greatest daily tidal range on Earth?

Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chaunskaya Bay, Northeast Siberia, Russia

Spencer Gulf, South Australia, Australia

Straights of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego, Chile

3. This planet possesses a ring system and storms, an axial tilt of 98°, and is the only planet named after a Greek god instead of a Roman god. It also rotates on its side so that the North and South Pole face sideways. What planet is this?

Venus

Mars

Saturn

Uranus

5. Which spacecraft will perform a flyby Pluto this July and later explore the Kuiper Belt?

OSIRIS-REx

BepiColombo

Cassini-Huygens

New Horizons

ammonia

bromine

methane

hydrogen

Explanation / Answer

1) methane

Methane is the third most plentiful gas in both planets atmosphere

2) Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada

The greatest daily tidal range on Earth is Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada and the tidal range of 16.3 metres

3) Uranus

Uranus was named after an ancient Greek king of the gods

4) New Horizons