Quiz  /  Giants of Our Solar System Quiz

  • 1. 
    Saturn was named after the Roman god of what?

  • commerce
  • agriculture
  • children
  • fire

  • 2. 
    What is the name of the U.S. spacecraft that visited Uranus in 1986?

  • Voyager 2
  • Magellan
  • Helios 1
  • Galileo

  • 3. 
    The two most abundant elements in Jupiter’s atmosphere are hydrogen and what?

  • helium
  • nitrogen
  • ammonia
  • methane

  • 4. 
    What is the name of Neptune’s largest moon?

  • Proteus
  • Nereid
  • Triton
  • Despina

  • 5. 
    Which of the Jovian planets has a year that lasts for almost 165 Earth years?

  • Uranus
  • Saturn
  • Jupiter
  • Neptune

  • 6. 
    The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is an enormous ____.

  • volcanic eruption
  • storm system
  • whirlpool
  • dust storm

  • 7. 
    The names of Uranus’s 27 known moons are taken from where?

  • Greek mythology
  • astronomical terms
  • English literature
  • famous scientists

  • 8. 
    Which of the Jovian planets was discovered in 1781?

  • Neptune
  • Uranus
  • Saturn
  • Jupiter

  • 9. 
    Which comet was observed crashing into Jupiter’s atmosphere in 1994?

  • Hale-Bopp
  • Tempel-Tuttle
  • Hyakutake
  • Shoemaker-Levy 9

  • 10. 
    Which of the Jovian planets has the smallest diameter?

  • Saturn
  • Jupiter
  • Neptune
  • Uranus

  • 11. 
    Uranus was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel. What name did he suggest for his new discovery?

  • Challis
  • Huygens
  • Georgium Sidus
  • Herschel
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