Moons 1
Which of Jupiter's moons is the smoothest object in our solar system?
Europa
Why are Io, Europa, Callisto, & Ganymede called the Galilean moons?
Galileo discovered them
What is the impact crater on Jupiter called?
Valhalla
Jupiter is what we call a ___________.
Gas giant
Jupiter is the first of the ___ planets.
Outer
What do most scientists believe Europa is covered in?
Ac ocean of ice
What do Io's volcanoes spew out?
a sulfur chemical
What is the name of the smaller moon that is a jumble of gigantic rocks pulled together by gravity?
Amalthea
What does Jupiter put out that makes it a little like the sun?
Heat
Jupiter is the ____ planet to orbit our sun.
Largest/biggest
Io is covered in _______.
volcanoes
Which moon is about the same size as Mercury?
Callisto
How large is the impact crater on Callisto?
373 miles across
What 2 gases is Jupiter mostly made of?
Hydrogen & Helium
How long has the Great Red Spot been raging?
More than 300 years
Io is the most ______ moon in our solar system.
colorful
What is the nickname given to Jupiter's 4 largest moons?
Galilean moons
More than 92
How many planets could fit inside Jupiter?
All the other planets in our solar system
What is the name of the storm on Jupiter?
Great Red Spot
What are Jupiter's 4 largest moons?
Europa, Io, Callisto, Ganymede
What does Callisto not have?
A core
What is the largest moon in our solar system?
Ganymede
Jupiter's ____ protects earth by attracting comets & asteroids to it that could otherwise hit earth.
gravitational pull
10 hours