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Saturn: Quiz
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1) Who, in 1655, first observed the rings of Saturn as rings?
A) Huygens
B) Levenhook
C) Cassini
D) Galileo
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2) Which of these are not moons of Saturn?
A) Pan, Prometheus, Phoebe
B) Epimetheus, Enceladus
C) Atlas, Dione, Titan
D) Nereid, Niobe
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3) What is the name of the probe headed to Saturn's moon Triton?
A) Huygens
B) Levenhook
C) Cassini
D) Galileo
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4) Who was Saturn's father in classical mythology?
A) Neptune
B) Uranus
C) Jupiter
D) None of the above; he rose from the waves
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5) How close does Saturn come to the sun?
A) 1.35 million kilometers
B) 135 million kilometers
C) 1.35 billion kilometers
D) 13.5 billion kilometers
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6) Which of these moon pairs are not gravitationally linked?
A) Mimas-Tethys
B) Enceladus-Dione
C) Titan-Hyperion
D) Dione-Pandora
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7) What exremely-rare form of hydrogen is found in Saturn's interior?
A) molecular hydrogen
B) metallic hydrogen
C) gaseous hydrogen
D) covalent hydrogen
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8) How does Saturn differ from the other Jovian planets?
A) It is the most oblate.
B) It is the most dense.
C) It has the most elliptical orbit.
D) It has the most moons.
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9) When was Saturn's last moon, Pan, found?
A) 1979
B) 1980
C) 1990
D) 1993
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10) How thick are Saturn's rings?
A) 1.5 kilometers
B) 3 kilometers
C) 6 kilometers
D) 12 kilometers