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Planet Saturn Quiz 1

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1) Which moon of Saturn has an atmosphere?

Mimas
Titan
Tethys
Rhea


2) Saturn is the ... planet from the sun.

fourth
fifth
sixth


3) Who first saw Saturn's rings ?

Percival Lowell in 1720
Galileo Galilei in 1610
Christiaan Huygens in 1830
The Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1970


4) Who was first able to describe what the rings of Saturn are ?

Galileo Galilei
Percival Lowell
Christiaan Huygens


5) Can Saturn be seen without a telescope?

Yes
No


6) What do you need to see Saturn's rings?

naked eyes (without a telescope)
an amateur telescope
the Hubble Telescope


7) What is the gap between the A and B rings called ?

Cassini's division
Cassini's separation
Galileo's division
Galileo's separation
Galileo's gap


8) What is Saturn's largest satellite called?

Iapetus
Mimas
Rhea
Titan
Hyperion


9) Pick the moon which is not a moon of Saturn:

Titan
Iapetus
Europa
Mimas
Rhea


10) Which statement is correct?

Most of Saturn's moons consist of 99 % solid rock.
Most of Saturn's moons consist of liquid water.
Most of Saturn's moons consist of gas and very little solid rocks.
Galileo Galilei discovered nearly all of Saturn's moons.
Most of Saturn's moons consist of frozen water.




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