Saturn's Rings and Spoke Phenomenon Quiz

What event marks the beginning of Saturn's 'spoke season'?

• Saturn's summer solstice

• Saturn's autumnal or vernal equinox

• Saturn's perihelion

• Saturn's winter solstice

What is believed to cause the spokes in Saturn's rings?

• Interaction with Saturn's magnetic field

• Gravitational pull from its moons

• Saturn's rapid rotation

• Collisions with asteroids

How do charged particles from the solar wind affect Saturn's rings?

• They increase the temperature of the rings

• They charge icy ring particles, causing them to levitate

• They cause the rings to expand

• They make the rings glow

How long does each season last on Saturn?

• About ten Earth years

• About seven Earth years

• About three Earth years

• About one Earth year

What type of data does the Hubble Space Telescope provide to study Saturn's rings?

• Only infrared data

• Visual and spectroscopic data in ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths

• Only ultraviolet data

• Only visual data