Jupiter

What is thought to be the cause of IO (and the other main moons) internal heating?

• differences in rotation rates of each moon

• tidal (gravity) forces from Jupiter & the sister moons

• Jupiter's Great Red Spot

• differences in orbital speeds

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Jupiter was the first planet studied up close by the ____ space probes.

• Viking

• Mariner

• Voyager

• New Horizons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Earth's magnetosphere is similar in strength to Jupiter's magnetosphere.

• True

• False

Jupiter has a solid surface that is located just below its outer most cloud layers.

• True

• False

This moon of Jupiter has a smooth, thin crust that overlies a vast salty liquid ocean.

• IO

• Europa

• Ganymede

• Callisto

Europa has recently been found to have _____ erupting to the surface from under the ice.

• geysers

• volcanoes

• lava

• aliens

Callisto is another one of the four main moons of Jupiter and is characterized by

• oceans of salty-liquid water.

• an icy surface.

• massive volcanism.

• massive impact craters.

What is Jupiter's diameter

• 68,881 Miles

• 868,765 Miles

• 18,868 Miles

• 86,881 Miles

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How long does it take Jupiter to revolve around the sun?

• 24 Hours

• 11.9 Years

• 21.7 Hours

• 365 Days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How many moons does Jupiter have?

• 106

• 97

• 69

• 79