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Jupiter Quiz

  • 1) In the night time sky, Jupiter is normally the
    A) third brightest object
    B) fourth brightest object
    C) second brightest planet
    D) fifth brightest object

  • 2) It would be most accurate to say that Jupiter's mass exceeds
    A) all of the terrestrial planets combined
    B) the masses of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune twice over
    C) the combined masses of all planets
    D) the combined masses of all planets, twice over

  • 3) The Great Spot comes closest in size to:
    A) Mercury and Venus
    B) Venus and Earth
    C) Earth and Mars
    D) Mars and Pluto

  • 4) Jupiter's clouds are created by:
    A) the planet's internal heat
    B) the sun's heat
    C) the magnetosphere
    D) the troposphere

  • 5) Jupiter's ring was discovered by
    A) Galileo
    B) Voyager 1
    C) Cassini
    D) Voyager 2

  • 6) Which is not a Galilean moon?
    A) Gandymede
    B) Metis
    C) Europa
    D) Io

  • 7) Speaking of moons, how many does Jupiter have?
    A) 8
    B) 12
    C) 16
    D) 18

  • 8) Which spacecraft was the first to visit Jupiter?
    A) Pioneer 10
    B) Galileo
    C) Voyager 1
    D) Ulysses

  • 9) The largest number of cities Jupiter's magnetosphere could power is
    A) Four Tokyos
    B) Five Berlins
    C) Six Londons
    D) Ten New Yorks

  • 10) Jupiter Optimus was patron of:
    A) Golden-Age Athens
    B) Imperial Rome
    C) pre-Punic War Carthage
    D) post-Thessalian War Sparta
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