Planet Jupiter Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests some of the material covered on the Planet Jupiter page in our Vocabulary section.

1. Jupiter is the _______ planet in our solar system.

oldest
coldest
biggest
a) oldest b) coldest c) biggest

2. Jupiter has around _______ moons.

ten
fifty
seventy
a) ten b) fifty c) seventy

3. How many planets have orbits closer to the Sun than Jupiter?

four
five
six
a) four b) five c) six

4. Jupiter is the _______ planet from the Sun.

fourth
fifth
sixth
a) fourth b) fifth c) sixth

5. While the Earth's diameter is around 12,800 km, Jupiter's is around

9,700 km
72,300 km
142,800 km
a) 9,700 km b) 72,300 km c) 142,800 km

6. Jupiter was named after the Roman god of

the sky
the sea
the underworld
a) the sky b) the sea c) the underworld

7. In the Imperial religion of Ancient Rome, Jupiter was also known as

Juventas
Jove
Hercules
a) Juventas b) Jove c) Hercules

8. Which means "of, relating to, or resembling the planet Jupiter"?

Jovian
Jovial
Herculean
a) Jovian b) Jovial c) Herculean

9. Jupiter helps to stabilize the other planets' orbits through its

central position
unusual shape
huge size
a) central position b) unusual shape c) huge size

10. Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot. This feature is actually a

large reddish lake
giant spinning storm
huge volcanic crater
a) large reddish lake b) giant spinning storm c) huge volcanic crater

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.