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Neptune: Quiz
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1) How many moons does Neptune have?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16
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2) How fast are the Neptunian winds, the fastest in the solar system?
A) 500 kph
B) 1000 kph
C) 1500 kph
D) 2000 kph
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3) The diameter of Neptune's Great Blue Spot is roughly equal to the diameter of:
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Earth
D) Mars
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4) For how many years in Pluto's orbital period is Neptune the outermost planet?
A) 12 years
B) 15 years
C) 18 years
D) 21 years
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5) How does Neptune's structure differ from Jupiter and Saturn's?
A) It has no rocky core innermost.
B) It has no zone of metallic hydrogen.
C) It has a solid surface.
D) It doesn't generate an appreciable magnetosphere.
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6) On Neptune, the ratio of heat recieved versus heat generated is:
A) 4:1
B) 2:1
C) 1:2
D) 1:4
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7) Neptune, the elder brother of Jupiter, ruled over:
A) the sky
B) the dead
C) war
D) the sea
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8) How much time elapsed between the discovery of Titian and Nereid, the first two moons spotted?
A) Spotted simultaneously
B) 50 years
C) 75 years
D) 100 years
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9) What was Neptune's sole man-made visitor?
A) Voyager 1
B) Voyager 2
C) Pioneer 11
D) Pioneer 12
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10) In 1846, after Neptune was found following Le Verrier's calculations, what name did Le Verrier suggest?
A) Oceania
B) La France
C) Le Verrier
D) Posidion