Easy Planet Saturn Trivia Questions
What is Saturn?
A: Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and
the second-largest in the Solar System.
What kind of planet is Saturn?
A: It’s a gas giant.
What is it’s radius compared to Earth?
A: Its radius is about nine times that of Earth.
What is it’s density compared to Earth?
A: It has one-eighth the average density of
Earth.
It has a larger volume than earth so Saturn is
how much more massive than Earth?
A: 95 times.
What is Saturn named after?
A: The Roman god of agriculture.
Its astronomical symbol (♄) represents what?
A: The god's sickle.
Saturn's interior is probably composed of what?
A: A core of iron–nickel and rock (silicon and
oxygen compounds).
Why does Saturn have a pale yellow hue?
A: It’s due to ammonia crystals in its upper
atmosphere.
Electrical current within the metallic hydrogen
layer is thought to give rise to what?
A: Saturn's planetary magnetic field.
Saturn's magnetic field strength is around
one-twentieth of what other planet’s?
A: Jupiter's.
Wind speeds on Saturn can reach what speed?
A: 1,800 km/h (500 m/s).
Saturn has a prominent ring system that consists
of how many continuous main rings?
A: Nine.
Saturn also has three discontinuous arcs and
that is composed mostly of what?
A: Ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky
debris and dust.
How many moons are known to orbit Saturn?
A: Sixty-two.
Of the Sixty-two moons, how many are officially
named
A: Fifty three.
This does not include the hundreds of moonlets
comprising what?
A: The rings.
Titan, What is Saturn's largest moon?
A: Titan.
Titan is larger than what planet?
A: Mercury.
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System to
have a substantial what?
A: Atmosphere.