Planets and Their Satellites Quiz: 20 Trivia Questions for Astronomy Experts
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Satellites are no less interesting space objects than those in whose orbit they orbit. But many of us, while we know the planets well, don't know enough about their satellites. But maybe that's not the case for you? Let's put that to the test with our new quiz.
The Planets and Their Satellites Quiz for astronomy experts consists of 20 multiple choice trivia questions. Try to answer each one correctly. Challenge your knowledge!
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1. Europa is the sixth most distant satellite of the planet ...
Jupiter
2. Titan is the largest of the satellites of ...
Saturn
3. What did the Greeks call the moon, Earth's only natural satellite?
Selene
4. How many satellites does Mars have known as of 2022?
Two
5. Triton was discovered by the English astronomer William Lassel. It is a satellite of ...
Neptune
6. Io has over 400 active volcanoes. Whose satellite is that?
Jupiter
7. Cupid and Ariel are satellites of ...
Uranus.
8. Phobos is named after the son of Ares, god of war. It revolves around ...
Mars
9. Which planet, according to the year 2022, has no satellites?
Venus
10. Ophelia, discovered January 20, 1986, serves as the shepherd moon on the outer edge of the Epsilon ring. Which planet?
Uranus
11. Proteus is the largest nonspherical satellite of the solar system. Around which planet it orbits ...
Neptune
12. Which planet's satellite is the closest satellite to the Sun, according to the year 2022?
Earth
13. Larissa is the inner companion of her planet. It was named after a nymph from ancient Greek mythology. What planet does she belong to?
Neptune
14. If you add up all the satellites of Venus and Mercury known as of 2022, you get the number ...
15. Japetus is named after a titan, son of Uranus, father of Prometheus and Atlanteus. It is the satellite of ...
Saturn
16. Callisto was discovered by Galileo Galilei. It is the second largest satellite of ...
Jupiter
17. Deimos is often compared to the Moon because it is always turned to its planet by the same side. Whose satellite is it?
Mars
18. Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. It revolves around a giant planet. It's ...
Jupiter
19. How many times the mass of Ganymede is the mass of the Moon?
About 2 times
20. Umbriel is mostly composed of ice and rock. It's the third largest satellite of...
Uranus
