Uranus & Neptune

Question 1

Neptune has over a dozen known moons, the largest of these is ____

Accepted Answer

Triton

Question 2

Which moon of Uranus is "a patchwork of jumbled terrains all crammed together"?

Accepted Answer

Miranda

Question 3

Named after the reigning king, what was the original name for Uranus?

Accepted Answer

Georgium Sidus

Question 4

Which gas, in the atmosphere of Uranus, smells like rotten eggs?

Accepted Answer

hydrogen sulfide

Question 5

The pressure inside Uranus can break up methane molecules, possibly creating an ocean of _____

Accepted Answer

diamonds

Question 6

Which spacecraft has been the only one to visit Uranus?

Accepted Answer

Voyager 2, in 1986

Question 7

While Venus is flipped all the way over, Uranus is tilted by about _____

Accepted Answer

98°

Question 8

Originally named after a king, Uranus is now named after _____

Accepted Answer

a Roman god

Question 9

Voyager saw a huge storm marring Neptune’s face, called _____

Accepted Answer

the Great Dark Spot

Question 10

The moons of Uranus are named after _____

Accepted Answer

characters in Shakespeare plays

Question 11

Discovered in 1997, how many known rings does Uranus have?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 12

To distinguish it from the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus is called _____

Accepted Answer

an ice giant

Question 13

Which molecule is really good at absorbing red light, making Uranus look distinctly cyan?

Accepted Answer

methane

Question 14

Neptune's color is described as a deep rich _____

Accepted Answer

azure

Question 15

Uranus is massive; it's about _____ times the mass of Earth

Accepted Answer

14.5

Question 16

Sustained wind speeds in Neptune’s atmosphere have been clocked at over _____

Accepted Answer

2000 kph

Question 17

The atmosphere of Uranus has a temperature of _____

Accepted Answer

-220 °C

Question 18

Neptune is the only planet in the solar system found _____

Accepted Answer

via math

Question 19

In 1781, who discovered the planet Uranus using a telescope?

Accepted Answer

William Herschel

Question 20

Under ordinary conditions, how many planets can you see in the sky without a telescope?

Accepted Answer

five

Question 21

Jumping off Verona Rupes, the tallest known cliff, how long would it take to hit the surface?

Accepted Answer

six minutes

Question 22

Neptune is more massive than Uranus; it's about _____ times the mass of Earth

Accepted Answer

17

Question 23

Triton has been seen to have active geysers of _____ erupting from its surface

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

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