Gas Giants

The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are known as _____

• cold titans
• gas giants
• windy mammoths
• outer ogres

The condition of the air, or atmosphere, on different parts of a planet is called _____

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• heat

Patterns of weather for a certain area, over long periods of time, are known as an area's _____

• climate
• temperature
• humidity
• heat

Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Jupiter is surrounded by fast-moving winds called _____

• wind rivers
• aircraft flows
• jet streams
• cold creeks

The giant storm on Jupiter is known as _____

• the Giant Red Dot
• the Big Red Storm
• the Great Red Spot
• the Huge Red Blot

The storm on Jupiter has been brewing on the planet since possibly _____

• the 1400's
• the 1500's
• the 1600's
• the 1700's

The winds on Saturn can get up to _____

• 120 kilometers per hour
• 800 kilometers per hour
• 1200 kilometers per hour
• 1800 kilometers per hour

The strongest winds on Earth can only get up to about _____

• 120 kilometers per hour
• 400 kilometers per hour
• 800 kilometers per hour
• 1200 kilometers per hour

The temperatures on Uranus can dip as low as _____

• - 22 °C
• - 120 °C
• - 180 °C
• - 220 °C