JUPITER QUIZ 2025
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Io
Name this volcanic moon.
Europa
Name this moon with its cracked shell of ice.
Europa and Ganymede
Which 2 moons of Jupiter have magnetic fields?
True
T or F: Jupiter spins relatively fast
It engulfs smaller storms
How does the Great Red Spot sustain itself?
False (we don't know when it formed)
T or F: The Great Red Spot formed 350 years ago.
True
T or F: Jupiter's 4 large moons are tidally locked with Jupiter
It's the original heat from when it formed (big cup of coffee!)
Why does Jupiter give off more heat than it receives from the Sun?
False
T or F: Jupiter's moons get more dense as they get further from Jupiter
4th
Jupiter is the ____ brightest object in the sky.
The plasma torus
What is the ring of volcanic particles around Jupiter called?
Io
Which moon of Jupiter's is responsible for creating the plasma torus?
True
T or F: Jupiter's 4 large moons orbit Jupiter in a flat plane, similar to the planets around the Sun
False
T or F: Some of Jupiter's 4 large moons orbit in a retrograde orbit to the planet
True
T or F: All 8 planets of our Solar System orbit the Sun in the same direction
True
T or F: All 8 planets orbit the Sun in a fairly flat plane
Radio (know how to spell)
What type of signal from Jupiter can be detected on Earth?
False
T or F: Jupiter is the only large planet without Northern or Southern Lights
More than twice the mass of all the other planets combined!
How heavy is Jupiter compared to the other planets?
Different layers of a planet rotate at different rates
What is a differential rotation?
At its equator
Where does Jupiter spin the fastest?
20,000 times stronger
How much stronger is the magnetic field of Jupiter compared to the Earth?
1300
Roughly how many Earths would fit inside Jupiter?
The Law of Pizza Dough!
What makes Jupiter oblate?
Spins fast, made of gas
Why is Jupiter more oblate than Earth?
Around hydrothermal vents
Where will we most likely find life on Europa?
TIDAL STRESS (know how to spell)
What is it called when moons are stretched and squeezed by Jupiter's gravity?
Sulfur
What element gives Io its unique colors and smell?
Ganymede
Name the largest moon in the Solar System.
Io
Name the most volcanic moon in the Solar System.
Callisto
Name the most heavily-cratered moon.
