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WorksheetsJupiter and Its Moons Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
Which statement about Jupiter is true?
It may become a star in about a billion years.
It has a solid core of ice about 1,000 km under the visible surface.
It is the least dense of the Giant Planets.
It is more massive than all other planets combined.
Astronomers think that the inner core of Jupiter is composed mainly of _________.
hydrogen
helium
uranium
rock and iron
water
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in Jupiter's atmosphere.
true
false
Why will astronauts probably never set foot on any of the Giant Planets?
These planets have no solid surfaces for them to land on.
Their clouds are so hot that any spacecraft getting near it would burn up.
Their gravitational attraction is so weak that they would float off.
Astronauts will land on the Giant Planets—the idea is perfectly reasonable.
Which satellite has lakes of liquid methane near its poles?
Ganymede
Io
Miranda
Triton
Titan
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is _________.
a large rising cloud of gas
a giant vortex (storm) that has persisted for over 300 years
a planetesimal impact site
a large tornado sweeping the planet from north to south
The rings of Jupiter consist primarily of _________.
small particles
boulder-size rocks
solid rings
hydrogen and helium
What type of dunes exist on Titan?
Sand dunes
Dust dunes
Ice crystal dunes
We have not discovered any dunes on Titan.
The rings of Saturn consist primarily of ________.
hydrogen and helium
silicate rocks
water ice
methane and ammonia
The colors of Jupiter's clouds suggest the presence of _________.
organic molecules
hydrogen and helium
carbon dioxide
red-shifted colors due to the fast motion
iron oxides
Scientists believe a liquid water ocean might exist on the moon
Titan
Europa
Mimas
Triton
The temperature of Jupiter's core is higher than the surface temperature of the Sun.
true
false
On which of Jupiter's moons do scientists think there may exist an ocean covered with ice?
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
What is the largest satellite (moon) in the Solar System?
Earth's moon
Jupiter's moon, Ganymede
Saturn's moon, Titan
Neptune's moon, Triton
All of the Galilean moons are heavily cratered.
true
false
Together the Cassini spacecraft and its probe Huygens discovered which of the following features on Titan?
river networks
lakes near the polar regions
dunes of ice crystals
an ice volcano
All of these choices are correct.
________ has the lowest density of all the planets in the Solar System.
Uranus
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Pluto
The Roche limit refers to a ________.
distance
force
speed
mass
density
Which of the following accurately describes the properties of Saturn's rings?
The rings are a single, solid object.
The rings are very wide but very thin and composed of large planetesimals a few kilometers in size.
The rings are very wide but very thin and composed of small particles typically a few centimeters or meters in size.
The rings are very wide but a very thin veil of gas that surrounds the planet.
