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Jupiter's Moon Europa

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Europa's surface made of?

a)

Water and Ice

b)

Gas

c)

Rock and Ice

d)

Magnesium and Aluminum.

2.

Who discovered Europa?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

William Herschel

d)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

What year was Europa discovered?

a)

January 6th 1610

b)

January 8th 1610

c)

January 7th, 1610

d)

January 9th 1610

4.

What is Europa's atmosphere mostly made up of?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Water Vapour

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

e)

Nitrogen

5.

Is Europa's surface, younger or older than the moon itself?

a)

Older

b)

Younger

6.

How long does it take Europa to orbit Jupiter?

a)

1 month and 2 days

b)

3 years and 12 weeks

c)

3 hours and 12 minutes

d)

3 and a 1/2 days

7.

Who/what is Europa named after?

a)

It is named after a noblewoman who became the queen of Crete in Greek mythology.

b)

It is named after a Greek Goddess of music and healing.

c)

It is named after a restaurant.

d)

It is named after Galileo.

8.

What do scientists believe Europa has underneath its surface?

a)

More gases

b)

An ocean

c)

Rock

d)

Ice and snow

9.

Which moon is Europa?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
10.

How did this discovery of Europa affect us?

a)

All we got was just a moon

b)

The discovery of this moon and a few other Galilean moons lead to the discovery of a heliocentric/sun centered solar system.

c)

The discovery of this moon meant that we have to wait a certain amount of time each day to be able to get to Jupiter because Europa blocks it.

d)

The discovery of this moon lead us to thinking that Jupiter was a moon aswell.

11.

There is a _____________ on Europa's surface.

a)

point

b)

Jovian point

c)

Sub point

d)

Sub-Jovian point