JUPITER QUIZ 2025

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.