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Saturn

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is Saturn.....

a)

A gas giant

b)

discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610

c)

the largest planet

d)

a non ring planet

2.

When was Saturn discovered

a)

16100

b)

1545

c)

1920

d)

1610

3.

Saturn has radius of about ______ and the orbital speed of about ______.

a)

9 times that of Earth and a orbital speed of about 9.68 km/s

b)

7 times that of Earth and an orbital speed of 9.68 km/s

c)

9 times that of Earth and a orbital speed of about 7.85 km/s

d)

0 times that of Earth and a orbital speed of about 8.05 km/s

4.

If you could put all of the planets in a pool of water, Saturn.....

a)

would be the only one to sink

b)

would be the only one to float

c)

would be one of the only ones to float

d)

would be one of a few to sink

5.

How many spacecrafts have been sent to Saturn

a)

4

b)

9

c)

1

d)

0

6.

After 20 years of an successful mission the ______ spacecraft crashed into Saturn.

a)

the Voyager 1

b)

the Voyager 2

c)

the Cassini

d)

the Friendship 7

7.

Saturn is named after.......

a)

the Roman god of agriculture, liberation, and time

b)

the Egyptian god of the sun

c)

the Roman goddess of beauty

d)

the greek god of war

8.

Sometimes Saturn’s rings look like it disappeared when the rings are still there

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Saturn has a ______ atmosphere just like Earth

a)

thin

b)

thick

c)

super thick

d)

super super thick

10.

Saturn’s nickname is the “jewel of the solar system”

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How many moons does Saturn have

a)

Saturn has 83 moons

b)

Saturn has 62 moons

c)

Saturn has 63 moons

d)

Saturn has 79 moons