Jupiter And Saturn

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Quiz for week 9 of Earth Science for the Logic Stage.   Jupiter and Saturn.    Try your best and see what happens!  Hope you have learned a lot about these wonderful giants.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    How long is one day on Saturn?

    • A.

      21 hours

    • B.

      12 hours

    • C.

      11hours

    • D.

      7 hours

    Correct Answer
    C. 11hours
  • 2. 

    How many major rings does Saturn have?

    • A.

      7

    • B.

      5

    • C.

      12

    • D.

      14

    Correct Answer
    A. 7
  • 3. 

    How many official moons does Saturn have?

    • A.

      36

    • B.

      53

    • C.

      70

    • D.

      32

    Correct Answer
    B. 53
  • 4. 

    What was Saturn named after?

    • A.

      The element Lead

    • B.

      The roman god Saturn

    • C.

      The greek god Cronus

    • D.

      The car

    Correct Answer
    B. The roman god Saturn
  • 5. 

    What is the length of one year on Saturn?

    • A.

      Almost 30 Earth years

    • B.

      15 Earth years

    • C.

      8,074 Earth days

    • D.

      One year!

    Correct Answer
    A. Almost 30 Earth years
  • 6. 

    What does the majority of Saturn's atmosphere consist of?

    • A.

      Methane

    • B.

      Nitrogen

    • C.

      Lead

    • D.

      Helium/Hydrogen

    Correct Answer
    D. Helium/Hydrogen
  • 7. 

    How thick are Saturn's rings?

    • A.

      2 miles

    • B.

      15 nautical miles

    • C.

      65 feet

    • D.

      65,000 feet

    Correct Answer
    C. 65 feet
  • 8. 

    Jupiter is an Inner planet.

    • A.

      True.

    • B.

      False , because, it is after the astroied belt.

    Correct Answer
    B. False , because, it is after the astroied belt.
  • 9. 

    What is Jupiter diameter?

    • A.

      88,846 miles

    • B.

      54,378 miles

    • C.

      49,232 miles

    • D.

      594,332 miles

    Correct Answer
    A. 88,846 miles
  • 10. 

    How many miles is Jupiter away from the Sun?

    • A.

      777 million miles

    • B.

      687 million miles

    • C.

      1318 million miles

    • D.

      483 million miles

    Correct Answer
    D. 483 million miles
  • 11. 

    What is the Atnosphere made up of?

    • A.

      Hydrogen

    • B.

      Helium

    • C.

      Methane

    • D.

      Oxegen

    • E.

      A, b, & c

    Correct Answer
    E. A, b, & c
  • 12. 

    How many moons does Jupiter have?

    • A.

      At least 28

    • B.

      At least 105

    • C.

      At least 18

    • D.

      At least 62

    • E.

      At least 75

    Correct Answer
    D. At least 62
  • 13. 

    How much more mass does Jupiter have than Earth?

    • A.

      713 times

    • B.

      317 times

    • C.

      300 times

    • D.

      371 times

    Correct Answer
    B. 317 times
  • 14. 

    One orbit around the sun for Jupiter is ___________ days long.

    • A.

      4444.44

    • B.

      4332.95

    • C.

      4223.59

    • D.

      4332.59

    • E.

      4332 59

    Correct Answer
    D. 4332.59
  • 15. 

    If you weighed 70 pounds on Earth how much would you way on Jupiter?

    • A.

      285 kilograms

    • B.

      185 kilograms

    • C.

      285 pounds

    • D.

      185 pounds

    Correct Answer
    D. 185 pounds
  • 16. 

    What is Jupiter's Rotation?

    • A.

      9 hours and 55 minutes

    • B.

      24 hours

    • C.

      9 hours

    • D.

      23 hours and 54 minutes

    Correct Answer
    A. 9 hours and 55 minutes
  • 17. 

    What is Jupiter's core made out of, gas, liqud, or solid?

    • A.

      Gas

    • B.

      Liqud

    • C.

      Solid

    Correct Answer
    C. Solid
  • 18. 

    How does Jupiter protect earth? 

    • A.

      It stops the sun from burning up the earth

    • B.

      It sucks in comets, asteroids and meteorites

    • C.

      It spins so fast it moves the Earth away from harm

    • D.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. It sucks in comets, asteroids and meteorites
  • 19. 

    How many earths can fit inside Jupiter? 

    • A.

      67

    • B.

      1452

    • C.

      186

    • D.

      1320

    Correct Answer
    D. 1320
  • 20. 

    How much would you weigh standing on the surface of Jupiter compared to earth? 

    • A.

      Fifty-Seven times as much

    • B.

      Three times as much

    • C.

      Six times as much

    • D.

      Seventy-five times as much

    Correct Answer
    B. Three times as much
  • 21. 

    What Jupiter moon is volcanically active?

    • A.

      Io

    • B.

      Europa

    • C.

      Pluto

    • D.

      Ganymede

    Correct Answer
    A. Io
  • 22. 

    What Jupiter moon do scientists believe contains life? 

    • A.

      The Moon

    • B.

      Europa

    • C.

      Io

    • D.

      Callisto

    Correct Answer
    B. Europa
  • 23. 

    Did the Schumaker-Levy collide with jupiter in 1994?

    • A.

      No, it was 1944

    • B.

      No, It was 2004

    • C.

      Yes

    Correct Answer
    C. Yes
  • 24. 

    How Many known moons does Jupiter have? 

    • A.

      633

    • B.

      36

    • C.

      32

    • D.

      63

    Correct Answer
    D. 63
  • 25. 

    The name Jupiter comes from the supreme in what type of mythology?

    • A.

      Roman

    • B.

      Fresnoian

    • C.

      Greek

    • D.

      Latin

    Correct Answer
    A. Roman
  • 26. 

    Does Jupiter have a gaseous core?

    • A.

      Yes

    • B.

      No

    Correct Answer
    B. No
  • 27. 

    Challenge:The diameter of Jupiter is about how many Kilometers?

    • A.

      120,000 km

    • B.

      143,000 km

    • C.

      50,000 km

    • D.

      13,000,000 km

    Correct Answer
    B. 143,000 km
  • 28. 

    There is a gap in the rings of Saturn. This gap contains ging pieces.  This gap is called _________________

    • A.

      Cassini Division

    • B.

      Salted Separation

    • C.

      Division 101

    • D.

      Galilean Break

    Correct Answer
    A. Cassini Division
  • 29. 

    Saturn is one of the few planets that is not tilted on its axis.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 30. 

    Place these moons in order of size from largest to smallest

    • A.

      Earth's moon, Titan, Ganymede

    • B.

      Titan, Ganymede, Earth's moon

    • C.

      Ganymede, Titan, Earth's moon

    • D.

      Titan, Earth's moon, Ganymede

    Correct Answer
    C. Ganymede, Titan, Earth's moon

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