Jovian Planets Review

Jovian Planets Review

11th Grade

8 Qs

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Jovian Planets Review

Jovian Planets Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Susan Lay

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jovian planets share which of the following characteristics, making them very different from terrestrial planets like Venus or Mars?

large mass, no solid surface, many moons, ring systems

rocky surface, few or no moons, liquid water

plate tectonics, many impact craters, small size

ring systems, few or no moons, rocky surface

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the Jovian planets used to be called "gas giants", but we now recognize that Uranus and Neptune have a different composition, size, and structure than Jupiter and Saturn. What is the name given to Uranus and Neptune today?

terrestrial planets

ice giants

gas giants

blue dwarfs

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jupiter's third major moon, and the largest moon in the Solar System is called ____.

Io

Ganymede

Phobos

Triton

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Though all four Jovian planets have ring systems, only Saturn possesses a bright set of rings that are spectacularly visible from Earth with a small telescope. Why do scientists believe Saturn's rings are so much brighter than the rings of other planets?

Saturn's rings have a lot more reflective ice in them, probably because they are younger than those of other planets.

They are probably kept glowing white hot by tidal heating from Saturn's gravity.

They are tilted in the direction of Earth, so they are more visible to us.

Saturn's rings are made of larger particles.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rings like Saturn's are thought to be created when a moon approaches too close to the planet, pas the ___ ___ and is torn apart by tidal forces.

Roche limit

Maginot line

ring line

orbital radius

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Uranus and Neptune are considered to be twin planets. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Uranus and Neptune are so similar?

They are nearly the same size.

They are both a shade of blue.

They have very similar compositions.

They have the same number of moons.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Because it is 30 AU from the Sun, ___ has the longest orbital period of any planet, at 187 years.

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is now known to be most similar to what Earthly weather system?

high pressure anticyclone

category 5 hurricane

jet stream

neap tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6