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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 5mins
Ganymede is the largest ___ in the solar system and orbits Jupiter.
moon
planet
dwarf planet
asteroid
Jupiter's main satellites orbit ____ (one side facing the planet) due to massive tidal forces.
synchronously
in reverse of Jupiter's rotation
retrograde
erratically
Jupiter is composed mostly of _____ & _____.
gases, liquids
hydrogen, helium
clouds, lightning
argon, nitrogen
Jupiter has colorful bands of clouds (tan, red, white & brown). This is mostly due to
the tidal effects of its moons.
differential spin ratios.
differing chemical composition.
external heating from the Sun.
How big is Mars compared to Earth?
one quarter the size
one third the size
half the size
twice the size
Mars's atmosphere contains what percentage of carbon dioxide?
70%
27%
95%
10%
What are the names of Mars's moons?
Phobos and Deimos
Titan and lo
Moon and Nix
Miranda and Phoebe
What is Mars "Nickname"
Earth's twin
The red planet
The tropical planet
Ringsy
The spacecraft ___ has orbited and studied Saturn up-close since 2005 & did so until 2017.
Voyager
Cassini
New Horizons
Galileo
Although there aren't as many storms & bright cloud banding as Jupiter, Saturn still has
as many lightning strikes as Jupiter.
a very weak magnetic field.
a very dense structure overall.
fast equatorial wind speeds of over 1000 km (620 mph).
Since Saturn is just over twice as far as Jupiter is from the Sun - it takes about
8 earth-years to orbit once.
29 earth-years to orbit once.
four times as long to complete one orbit.
10 hours to spin once on its axis.
Saturn (like Jupiter) also has a strong magnetic field. This creates ___ at its poles.
massive hurricanes
cloud banding
auroras
more ring structures
The equatorial diameter of Saturn is that of ___ earths - making it the second largest planet.
9.5
12
6
2
Natural processes that happen on Earth are called ____ processes.
slow
historic
landmark
Geoscience
Which boundary is most likely to build mountains?
convergent
divergent
transform
all continents were once connected in a single landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions
continental drift
seafloor spreading
converge
Pangaea
