Saturn and Titan

In our solar system, Saturn is the _____

• largest planet
• second largest planet
• third largest planet
• fourth largest planet

Saturn's atmosphere, hundreds of kilometers deep, is composed mostly of _____

• hydrogen
• methane
• ammonia
• helium

Saturn's density is about _____ that of water

• 1/2
• 2/3
• 3/4
• 4/5

Saturn spins really quickly, completing a day in just _____

• three hours
• five and a half hours
• eight  hours
• ten and a half hours

Saturn is really oblate, or squished; it’s _____ through the Equator than through the poles

• 5% narrower
• 5% wider
• 10% wider
• 15% wider

On Saturn, where is the huge, hexagonal vortex located?

• on the equator
• the location changes
• the north pole
• the south pole

Saturn's rings are composed mostly of _____

• solid rock

• water ice

• gas and dust

• methane gas

On average, what is the thickness of Saturn's rings?

• about ten millimeters thick
• about ten centimeters thick
• about ten meters thick
• about ten kilometers thick

The gap between the A and B rings is called _____

• the Galileo Divide
• the Cassini Division
• the Huygens Partition
• the Ring Separation

Which of Saturn's moons is bigger than Mercury?

• Titan
• Tethys
• Mimas
• Enceladus