Uranus Trivia Quiz Questions
What is Uranus?
A: Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.
Uranus has the third-largest planetary what?
A: Radius in the solar system.
It has the fourth-largest planetary “what” in
the Solar System?
A: Mass.
Uranus is similar in composition to what planet?
A: Neptune.
Both Neptune and Uranus have different bulk
chemical composition from that of the what?
A: Larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn.
For this reason, scientists often classify
Uranus and Neptune as what?
A: "ice giants" to distinguish them from the gas
giants.
Uranus's atmosphere is similar to Jupiter's and
Saturn's in its what?
A: Primary composition of hydrogen and helium.
The atmosphere of Uranus contains more what than
Jupiter and Saturn’s?
A: "ices" such as water, ammonia, and methane.
As far as temperature goes, how does Uranus
compare with the other planets?
A: It’s the coldest planetary atmosphere in the
Solar System.
How cold is it?
A: It has a minimum temperature of 49 K (−224.2
°C).
The interior of Uranus is mainly composed of
what?
A: Ices and rock.
Uranus is the only planet whose name is derived
from what?
A: A figure from Greek mythology.
It’s from the Latinized version of the Greek god
of what?
A: The god of the sky Ouranos.
Like the other giant planets, Uranus has a what?
A: Ring system, a magnetosphere, and numerous
moons.
The Uranian system has a unique configuration
among those of the planets because of its what?
A: Its axis of rotation is tilted sideways,
nearly into the plane of its solar orbit.
Its north and south poles, therefore, lie where
most other planets have their what?
A: Equators.
In 1986, images from Voyager 2 showed Uranus as
an almost featureless planet in visible light,
without the what?
A: Cloud bands or storms associated with the
other giant planets.
Observations from Earth have shown seasonal
change and increased what?
A: Weather activity as Uranus approached its
equinox in 2007.
Wind speeds can reach how high?
A: 560 mph.