Jovian Planets

Which planet is the least dense?

• jupiter

• saturn

• uranus

• neptune

WHAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER FROM THE SUN FOR THE LAST FOUR PLANETS?

• NEPTUNE, URANUS, SATURN, JUPITER

• URANUS, SATURN, JUPITER, NEPTUNE

• JUPITER, URANUS, NEPTUNE, MARS

• JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This gas giant rotates on its side, possibly as a result of a large impact.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

What two spacecraft were the first sent to explore the Jovian planet systems?

• New Horizons

• Galileo

• Voyager 1 and 2 in the late 1970s

• Cassini

Which saturn moon is larger than the planet Mercury?

• Rhea
• Backfast
• Dione
• Titan

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where do Jovian planets form relative to the sun?

• close to the sun where temperatures are cooler

• close to the sun where temperatures are warmer

• further away from the sun where temperatures are cooler

• further away from the sun where temperatures are hotter

This blue-green gas giant is where some of the fastest wind speeds in the solar system have been recorded.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Which planets have rings?

• Jupiter only

• Saturn only

• Uranus and Saturn

• All gas giants have some rings

How does the composition of Uranus and Neptune compare to the composition of Jupiter and Saturn?

• Uranus and Neptune have compositions very similar to Jupiter and Saturn

• Uranus and Neptune are mostly rocky whereas Jupiter and Saturn are mostly hydrogen and helium

• Uranus and Neptune are mostly hydrogen and helium whereas Jupiter and Saturn are mostly hydrogen compounds

• Uranus and Neptune have a relatively large fraction of Hydrogen compounds whereas Jupiter and Saturn are mostly hydrogen and helium gas

• Uranus and Neptune are mostly hydrogen compounds whereas Jupiter and Saturn are mostly rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which Jovian planet(s) has/have a layer of metallic hydrogen?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus and Neptune

• All of them

• Jupiter and Saturn ONLY