Moons

How many moons have Jupiter?

• 102

• 39

• 79

• 0

What planets don’t have moons?

• Saturn and Neptune

• Mars and Venus

• Mercury and Venus

• Earth and Jupiter

What the size of the moon?

• 1,767,4KM

• 1,737,4KM

• 1,388,998KM

• 1,737,3

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What is the age of the moon?

• 837372

• Infinite

• 4.53 Billions years

• 4.54 Billion years

____ is the most inner moon to Jupiter?

• Europa

• Ganymede

• IO

• Callisto

Who first observed Ganymede in 1610?

• Galileo

• Einstein

• Newton

• Copernicus

_____ is the smallest Galilean moon?

• Io

• Europa

• Ganymede

• Callisto

Avery and Rohan are discussing the solar system. Avery asks, "How many moons does Mars have?"

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

Answer explanation

Mars has 2 moons, named Phobos and Deimos. They are small and irregularly shaped, differing from the larger, spherical moons of other planets. Therefore, the correct answer is 2.

During a science class, Mason asked, "Which planet has the most moons?"

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Answer explanation

Jupiter has the most moons of any planet in our solar system, with over 79 confirmed moons. In comparison, Earth has 1, Mars has 2, and Saturn has 83, but Jupiter surpasses them all.

Christopher wanted to learn more about Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. Which of the following sources of information would be Christopher's best choice?

• his friends

• the local newspaper

• a neighborhood survey

• a university's astronomy web page

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