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Planet Saturn LearnEnglish Kids

What do you know about the planet Saturn? Try this quiz!

1. Saturn is the ……………………… planet from the Sun.

a) fifth b) sixth c) seventh

2. The distance from the Sun to Saturn is …………………… kilometres.

a) 2.6 billion b) 1.9 billion c) 1.4 billion

3. Saturn’s atmosphere consists mainly of……………………….

a) hydrogen and helium b) oxygen and helium c) carbon dioxide

4. Saturn makes one complete orbit of the Sun every …………….. years.

a) 5.67 b) 29.46 c) 53.29

5. Saturn’s rings are made of …………………………

a) ice and dust b) small rocks c) different gases

6. Saturn is a very windy planet. The winds there can reach ……. kilometres per hour.

a) 1000 b) 1800 c) 2500

7. Saturn is much bigger than Earth. In fact its mass is …………….. times as big!

a) 50 b) 75 c) 95

8. The name ‘Saturn’ comes from the Roman God of ……………………………..

a) agriculture b) light c) the sea

9. Saturn has many satellites, including ………………….. moons.

a) 30 b) 21 c) 8

10. The first person to see Saturn’s rings through a telescope was……………………..

a) Cassini b) Huygens c) Galileo

Answers: 1=B; 2=C; 3=A; 4=B; 5=A; 6=B; 7=C; 8=A; 9=A; 10=C

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