Exploring The Planets: Jupiter

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

Jupiter is the _____ planet from the sun.

• third

• fifth

• seventh

• ninth

What is one of the brightest objects in the night sky?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Jupiter's most prominent feature is an orange-red oval called the _____.

• Great Blue Spot

• Great Red Spot

• Great Green Spot

• Great Yellow Spot

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a long-lasting ____ system.

• storm

• water

• wind

• fire

Jupiter's bands of clouds are pushed around by strong _____.

• water currents

• winds

• magnetic fields

• gravity

Which of the following is not one of Jupiter's largest moons?

• Io

• Europa

• Titan

• Ganymede

A year on Jupiter lasts about ______ Earth years.

• 5

• 10

• 12

• 20

Jupiter's clouds appear as ______.

• solid spots

• colored spots

• clear spots

• invisible spots

The purpose of NASA's mission that sits in Jupiter's orbit is to gather more information about the planet. True or False?

• True

• False