Preview (25 questions)
1 Question
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Saturn is sometimes called "The _______ of the Solar System."


Sun

Ring

Jewel

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn is the second-largest planet in the Solar System after which planet?


Jupiter

Uranus

Pluto

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A year on Saturn is more than 29 Earth years.


True

False

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn could float in water because it is mostly made of ______.


Dirt

Glass

Gas

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

This day was named after the planet Saturn.


Saturday

Sunday

Monday

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The low density of Saturn is attributed to its ________.


Weight

Composition

Rings

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The planet is largely made up of gases such as ________ and ________.


Nitrogen, oxygen

Carbon dioxide, helium

Hydrogen, helium

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Periodic storms named ___________ are present on Saturn and they are large enough to be seen from Earth.


Ring Storms

White Spots

Black Hole

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn is the ________ of the Moons, having a total of 82 confirmed moons.


King

Shelter

God

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The largest moon of Saturn is named _________.


Moonton

Triton

Fickton

11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn is the most distant planet that can be seen with the naked eye.


True

False

12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn is named for the Roman god Saturnus, and was known to the Greeks as ________.


Serius

Saturo

Cronus

13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The yellow and gold bands seen in Saturn's atmosphere are the result of what in the upper atmosphere?


Low density

Superfast winds

Bigger in size

14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The largest ring spans _________ times the diameter of the planet.


7,000

678

900 

15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The __________ is a gap some 2,920 miles wide, separates rings B and A of Saturn.


Saturnic Division

Ringer Division

Cassini Division

16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The first spacecraft to reach Saturn was __________ in 1979.


Pioneer 10

Pioneer 11

Apollo 12

17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn gives off more energy than it receives from the ______.


Sun

Moon

Earth 

18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn has oval shaped storms which are similar to those of which planet?


Uranus

Neptune

Jupiter

19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Charged particles from Saturn's _________ rain charged water droplets into the atmosphere. 


Rings

Electrons

Particles

20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The bulk of Saturn's energy comes from friction generated by __________ rain.


Nitrogen

Helium

Oxygen

21 Question
30 seconds
Q.

It looks like Planet Saturn has ____ large rings.


4

9

7

22 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn is considerably colder than Jupiter being further from the Sun, with an average temperature of about -285 degrees F.


True

False

23 Question
30 seconds
Q.

When was Saturn discovered?


1600

1605

1610

24 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which of the Saturn’s moon often regarded as the potential habitat for microbial life?


Titinus

Enceladus

Saturnius

25 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Saturn was named after the Roman god of _________.


Light

Sky

Agriculture