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WorksheetsJupiter How the Universe Works
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Jupiter is referred to as a _____
a)
gas giant
b)
liquid behemoth
c)
vapor mammoth
d)
rocky colossus
2.
How many Earths could fit inside Jupiter?
a)
about 20
b)
about 100
c)
about 500
d)
about 1000
3.
Jupiter has a mass over _____ that of Earth
a)
30 times
b)
80 times
c)
300 times
d)
800 times
4.
Despite its bulk, Jupiter rotates extremely rapidly: One day on Jupiter is a mere _____
a)
50 minutes long
b)
1 hour long
c)
10 hours long
d)
15 hours long
5.
Who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter?
a)
Newton
b)
Hooke
c)
Galileo
d)
Copernicus
6.
The light and dark-colored stripes, in Jupiter's clouds, are called _____
a)
sections and sashes
b)
tracts and straps
c)
zones and belts
d)
realms and ribbons
7.
The light colored zones, in Jupiter's atmosphere, are formed from _____
a)
ammonia clouds
b)
sulfuric acid clouds
c)
carbon dioxide clouds
d)
water vapor
8.
The colossal hurricane on Jupiter is dubbed _____
a)
the Great Red Spot
b)
the Eye of the Storm
c)
the Vast Dark Spot
d)
the Hooke Squall
9.
The large hurricane on Jupiter was first noticed _____
a)
three decades ago
b)
eight decades ago
c)
three centuries ago
d)
eight centuries ago
10.
How deep is Jupiter's atmosphere?
a)
several kilometers
b)
several dozen kilometers
c)
several hundred kilometers
d)
several thousand kilometers
11.
The air on Jupiter is mostly _____
a)
ammonia and methane
b)
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
c)
helium and ammonia
d)
hydrogen and helium
12.
Instead of a mantle, Jupiter has a huge region made up of liquid metallic _____
a)
hydrogen
b)
helium
c)
iron
d)
sodium
13.
The solar system formed from gas and dust, in the shape of _____
a)
a flat disk
b)
a ball
c)
an oblong sphere
d)
a spindle
14.
During formation, small planets are referred to as _____
a)
baby planets
b)
protoplanets
c)
microplanets
d)
planetoids
15.
Jupiter is wider at the equator than through the poles by about _____
a)
6%
b)
10%
c)
14%
d)
2%
16.
Hydrogen fusion starts when a star has roughly _____ of the Sun’s mass
a)
1/20
b)
1/2
c)
1/6
d)
1/12
17.
For Jupiter to form a star, you'd need the mass of _____
a)
20 more Jupiters
b)
40 more Jupiters
c)
60 more Jupiters
d)
80 more Jupiters
18.
Jupiter radiates away much of it's heat as _____
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
microwaves
19.
How long ago did Jupiter form?
a)
4.5 million years ago
b)
45 million years ago
c)
4.5 billion years ago
d)
45 billion years ago
20.
Jupiter's ring is made of _____
a)
gases
b)
hydrogen
c)
dust
d)
large rocks
21.
In 1994, which comet impacted Jupiter?
a)
Comet Hale-Bopp
b)
Comet Swift-Tuttle
c)
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
d)
Comet Halley
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