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Moons of the Solar System
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A quiz on the moons in our solar system.
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What is a moonlet?
Two satellites stuck together
A satellite smaller than a dwarf planet but larger than an asteroid
A particularly large natural satellite
A particularly small natural satellite
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What are the moon/s of Mars called?
Deimos
Triton
Phobos
Mimas
3
What moon of Jupiter is this?
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
4
What is the orbital inclination of Neptune's moon Triton?
158°
148°
22°
32°
5
Which probe landed on Titan?
Dawn
Galileo
Huygens
Cassini
6
What are the moons of Uranus named after?
Characters of Leonardo Da Vinci
Characters of Charles Dickens
Characters of Alexander Pope
Characters of William Shakespeare
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What moon is Enceladus in orbital resonance with?
It isn't in orbital resonance
Tethys
Rhea
Dione
8
Which moon of Saturn resembles a likening to Star Wars' Death Star?
Mimas
Rhea
Dione
Tethys
9
What moon is Titan in orbital resonance with?
Rhea
Dione
Tehtys
Hyperion
10
Which planet has the most moons? (as of April 2021)
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
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Enceladus is a moon of which planet?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Pluto
12
Tethys and Mimas are in orbital resonance
False
True
13
What are the moons of Saturn named after? (before the IAU ran out of names)
Roman Titans
Roman Gods
Greek Titans
Greek Gods
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What are the moons of Jupiter named after? (before the IAU ran out of names)
The daughters of Zeus
The daughters of Jupiter
The lovers of Zeus
The lovers of Jupiter
15
Which of these moons is Enceladus?
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
16
Which are Galilean moons of Jupiter?
Dione
Tethys
Callisto
Io
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Pluto-Charon is an example of what?
Bisystem
Dual system
Dual orbital system
Binary system
18
What is the orbital resonance of Ganymede:Europa:Io?
4:2:1
1:2:4
1:2:3
They aren't in orbital resonance
19
Which moons are Io in orbital resonance with?
Pan
Ganymede
Callisto
Europa
20
Which planets do not have moons?
Mars
Pluto
Mercury
Venus
21
What are the moons of Neptune named after?
Greek or roman characters with links to Neptune, Poseidon or the ocean
Greek or roman characters with links to Mars, Ares or war
22
What is Mimas' large crater known as?
Cassini
Herschel
Gavin
Gallieo
23
Which moon of Saturn has cryovolcanism as a result of tidal heating?
Enceladus
Titan
Rhea
Europa
24
Umbriel is a moon of which planet?
Saturn
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
25
What is the orbital inclination of the Moon?
5.5°
5.1°
51°
1.5°
26
Which moon has lakes of methane?
Titan
Ariel
Ganymede
Europa
27
What was the name of the first moon discovered orbiting around an asteroid (Ida)?
Dactyl
Nix
Stegga
Levy
28
What moon of Uranus is this?
Umbriel
Miranda
Ariel
Oberon
29
What is the most volcanic moon (and object) in the solar system?
Hydra
Venus
Io
Enceladus
30
What moon of Saturn is this?
Rhea
Titan
Mimas
Enceladus
31
Titan is a moon of which planet?
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
32
What are the moons of Pluto named after?
Roman mythology underworld
Mount Olympus
Olympos
Greek mythology underworld
33
What moon of Saturn is this?
Iaeptus
Hyperion
Rhea
Enceladus
34
What is the largest moon in the solar system?
Titan
Ganymede
The Moon
Charon
35
Which of these moons is Europa?
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
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What are the moons of Mars named after?
The sons of Hephaestus
The sons of Ares
The sons of Mars
The sons of Zeus
