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WorksheetsGas Giants Weather
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are known as _____
a)
cold titans
b)
gas giants
c)
windy mammoths
d)
outer ogres
2.
The condition of the air, or atmosphere, on different parts of a planet is called _____
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
heat
3.
Patterns of weather for a certain area, over long periods of time, are known as an area's _____
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
humidity
d)
heat
4.
Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
5.
Jupiter is surrounded by fast-moving winds called _____
a)
wind rivers
b)
aircraft flows
c)
jet streams
d)
cold creeks
6.
The giant storm on Jupiter is known as _____
a)
the Giant Red Dot
b)
the Big Red Storm
c)
the Great Red Spot
d)
the Huge Red Blot
7.
The storm on Jupiter has been brewing on the planet since possibly _____
a)
the 1400's
b)
the 1500's
c)
the 1600's
d)
the 1700's
8.
The winds on Saturn can get up to _____
a)
120 kilometers per hour
b)
800 kilometers per hour
c)
1200 kilometers per hour
d)
1800 kilometers per hour
9.
The strongest winds on Earth can only get up to about _____
a)
120 kilometers per hour
b)
400 kilometers per hour
c)
800 kilometers per hour
d)
1200 kilometers per hour
10.
The temperatures on Uranus can dip as low as _____
a)
- 22 °C
b)
- 120 °C
c)
- 180 °C
d)
- 220 °C
11.
The pressure on Uranus can split methane gas into _____
a)
carbon and nitrogen
b)
chlorine and hydrogen
c)
carbon and hydrogen
d)
nitrogen and hydrogen
12.
Compared to Earth, how much sunlight does Neptune receive?
a)
about ten times less
b)
about a hundred times less
c)
about a thousand times less
d)
about a million times less
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