Uranus
Saturn
None of these planets are larger than Jupiter

2) Jupiter's rings are clearly visible in the strongest telescopes on earth.

Correct
Not correct

3) Which planet is just closer to the Sun than Jupiter ?

Earth
Mars
Saturn

4) Pick the true statement:

The outermost cloud layers on Jupiter are much hotter than the surface of the earth.
The outermost cloud layers on Jupiter are much colder than the surface of the earth.
The outermost cloud layers on Jupiter are about the same temperature as the surface of the earth.

5) Which moons of Jupiter did Galileo discover?

Callisto, Europa, Titan, Io
Ganymede,Io, Titan, Deimos
Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io
Ganymede, Io, Phobos, Charon

6) Who discovered Jupiters rings?

Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Edmund Halley
None of these astronomers discovered Jupiters rings

7) Jupiter is planet number .... from the Sun.

3
4
5

8) How long does Jupiter take to complete an orbit about the Sun ?

1.19 Earth years
11.9 Earth years
119 Earth years

9) What is Jupiter made of ?

solid rock
mostly gas

10) Which comet collided with Jupiter in 1994?

Comet Shoemaker-Levy
Halley's comet

11) How many satellites does Jupiter have ?

Only 4
At least 16
At least 36

12) What does Jupiter look like through a large telescope ?

perfectly round
like a flattened ball
it is just a dot of light

13) Pick the true statement?

Jupiter is much denser than the earth.
Jupiter is less dense than the earth.

14) Which gases are found in great quantities on Jupiter?

hydrogen, helium
oxygen and neon

15) How long is a day on Jupiter?

99 hours
9.9 hours
990 hours