READING: Sections 5C and 5D; Chapter 6, page 86.

Topics you should know and understand for Quiz #5 (not necessarily a complete list)

1) DEFINITIONS: Liquid metallic hydrogen; the`Tiger Stripes' of Enceladus; triple point; alpha, beta+, beta-, and gamma decay; half life; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

2) OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW: The structure of the Jovian planets; The moons in our solar system with possible water oceans under a layer of ice; The names and relative distances of the Galilean Moons from Jupiter; The relative amounts of craters on the surface of the Galilean Moons; The reason for the different numbers of craters on the Galilean Moons; The planet(s) that were targeted/being targeted by these spacecraft: Messenger, Magellan, New Horizon, Cassini, Voyager, Viking, Mars Global Surveyor, 2001 Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; The evidence for liquid flow on Titan; The evidence for liquid water under the ice on Enceladus; The arguments for Enceladus and Titan possibly being abodes for life; Which moons/planets have possible volcanic/geyser activity; Which objects have sand/snowdunes on their surface due to wind activity; How radioactive dating is done; what type of rocks fossils are generally found in; what type of rocks radioactive dating is best for; what was responsible for dramatically increasing the amount of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere 2-2.5 billion years ago.