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Moons of our Solar System | 10 Question Sci / Tech Multiple Choice Quiz

I'll give you some information about a moon and you have to tell me which moon it is, or which planet it belongs to.

A multiple-choice quiz by wiccanbutterfly83. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
wiccanbutterfly83

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,957

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1252

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Question 1 of 10

1. Adrastea. Hint

Jupiter

Neptune

Saturn

Uranus

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Question 2 of 10

2. Larissa. Hint

Mars

Venus

Uranus

Neptune

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Question 3 of 10

3. Saturn's outermost satellite is... Hint

Phoebe

Amalthea

Atlas

Rhea

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which planet do moons Caliban and Sycorax belong to? Hint

Mercury

Neptune

Uranus

Pluto

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tethys is a moon of.... Hint

Jupiter

Venus

Uranus

Saturn

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is the moon of Jupiter that is constantly squashed and pulled by the gravities of Jupiter and Europa? Hint

Elara

Callisto

Ganymede

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which moon orbits 9378 km from the center of Mars?
Hint

Deimos

Charon

Elana

Phobos

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is the largest moon with respect to its primary planet in the Solar System. Hint

Ganymede

The Moon

Charon

Titan

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Question 9 of 10

9. This satellite has been called Selene and Artemis by the Greeks. Hint

Lysithea

The Moon

Pan

Despina

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which moon orbits in the Encke Division in Saturn's A ring? Hint

Janus

Dione

Atlas

Pan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Adrastea.

Answer: Jupiter

Metis is the innermost of Jupiter's known satellites. It was discovered by Synnott in 1979. Adrastea's mean distance (distance from the center of its planet) 128,980 km.

2. Larissa.

Answer: Neptune

Larissa is the fifth of Neptune's known satellites. Larissa's M.D. is 73,600 km.

3. Saturn's outermost satellite is...

Answer: Phoebe

Phoebe was discovered by William Henry Pickering in 1898. Phoebe is the most distant moon of any planet at a staggering 12,954,000 km from the center of Saturn.

4. Which planet do moons Caliban and Sycorax belong to?

Answer: Uranus

Little is known about these moons.

5. Tethys is a moon of....

Answer: Saturn

Tethys was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980. Tethys' M.D. is 294,670 km.

6. Which of these is the moon of Jupiter that is constantly squashed and pulled by the gravities of Jupiter and Europa?

Answer: Io

The constant squashing makes Io's interior heat up and volcanoes cover the surface. Discovered by Galileo and Marius in 1610, Io orbits at 421,600 km.

7. Which moon orbits 9378 km from the center of Mars?

Answer: Phobos

Phobos is closer to its planet than any other moon in the solar system.

8. This is the largest moon with respect to its primary planet in the Solar System.

Answer: Charon

Charon was discovered in 1978 by Jim Christy. Charon orbits at an extremely close 19,640 km. Little is known about the moon and its host planet as no probes have visited it so far, though there are plans for a launch in 2004.

9. This satellite has been called Selene and Artemis by the Greeks.

Answer: The Moon

The Moon is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun.

10. Which moon orbits in the Encke Division in Saturn's A ring?

Answer: Pan

Pan is the innermost of Saturn's known satellites and is only 20 km is diameter. It has a 133,600 km orbit.

Source: Author wiccanbutterfly83

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