Planet Jupiter Quiz

1 Planet Jupiter
  • Is larger than all other planets combined
  • Mean density is less than the density of water
  • Was first observed by Galileo Galilee


2. Composition of Jupiter
  • Is mostly Helium
  • Closely resembles primordial solar nebula
  • Is similar to Neptune than Saturn


3. Planet Jupiter
  • Is a brown dwarf
  • Emits more energy than it receives from the sun
  • Is larger than small red dwarf stars


4.The WRONG statement about the atmosphere of Jupiter
  • It is the largest atmosphere in the solar system
  • Lightning occurs in the atmosphere
  • Atmospheric turbulences are powered by solar energy


5.The Great Red Spot of Jupiter
  • Is five times the diameter of the earth
  • Rotates in the counter-clockwise direction
  • Cannot be observed from earth based telescopes


6.Which of these statements is TRUE about the Great Red Spot?
  • Located in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter
  • Is expected to disappear by the year 2040
  • Sometimes appear in white colour


7.The INCORRECT statement about Jovian magnetic field
  • It is 14 times stronger than the earth
  • Does not cause auroras
  • Its existence was first inferred from observations of radio emissions


8. Viewed from earth Jupiter appears brightest when it is in,
  • Opposition
  • Conjunction
  • Greatest elongation


9. Which of these spacecrafts reached Jupiter, but failed to take any photographs, because it had no camera installed?
  • Voyager
  • Ulysses
  • Cassini


10. The rings of Jupiter
  • Are made of dust
  • Were discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope
  • Lie outside the Roche limit



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