Astronomy Test 2: Jupiter

T or F. All Jovian planets, including Jupiter, have a ring system.

True

Approximately how many Earths make up the radius of Jupiter?

C. 11

How strong is Jupiter's magnetic field?

C. 20,000 times as strong as Earth's

Which of these is not a moon of Jupiter?

C. Callypso

How many Galilean moons does Jupiter have?

D. 4

Which statement is NOT true about Jupiter?

D. Like Earth, it only has one moon.

Jupiter's core, alone, is larger than which terrestrial planet?

E. All of them

Which of these planets has the least density?

E. Jupiter

Jupiter displays what type of planetary motion?

B. Differential

Jupiter has many moons, over sixty, but which one is the largest and one of it's Galilean moons?

B. Ganymede

Which planet has a great red spot?

B. Jupiter

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Jupiter?

B. it is more dense than the Earth

How much greater is the volume of Jupiter than Earth?

C. 1000 times

Jupiter's atmosphere is made up primarily of what elements?

C. Helium and Hydrogen

Other than Saturn, what planet is also known to contain metallic hydrogen in its core?

C. Jupiter

Which planet contains the majority of mass of all the planets?

C. Jupiter

Which planet has the shortest rotational period?

C. Jupiter

Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?

C. Jupiter

What is the most abundant gas in Jupiter's atmosphere?

C. Molecular Hydrogen

Which is an incorrect statement about the atmosphere of Jupiter?

C. atmospheric turbulence are powered by solar energy

The major weather pattern on Jupiter that appears to be a huge hurricane that has been raging for at least three centuries is known as_________?

D. the Great Red Spot

T/F: Jupiter has the greatest average density of all Jovian planets

False

Which is the largest planet of our solar system?

A. Jupiter

Which probe helped give us an understanding of Jupiter's Atmospheric Structure?

A. The Galileo