Teresa is studying the Solar System. She learns that Jupiter has 18 named moons as well as many small unnamed ones, and that Earth has just one moon. Which of the following best explains why Jupiter has so many more moons than Earth?Group of answer choicesJupiter has a much greater mass, and therefore a greater gravitational pull, than Earth.Jupiter has a thicker, denser atmosphere than Earth, and it condenses rock particles to form moons.Jupiter is so much colder than Earth that clumps of ice form moons in its upper atmosphere more readily.Jupiter is much farther away from the Sun than Earth, so it attracts more moons.

Compared with the other moons of Jupiter, the four Galilean moons areGroup of answer choicesLargerYoungerFarther from JupiterLighter

Europa, a moon that orbits Jupiter, is quite different from Earth’s Moon. One characteristic it shares with Earth’s Moon is that Europa– Select one:contains water.highlight_offorbits a planet.highlight_offis covered in ice.highlight_offhas an atmosphere of oxygen.

The jovian (giant) planetsGroup of answer choiceshave satellite systems with less than 4 moons.are all much more dense than any of the terrestrials planets.all have rings around their equators.all spin slower than the earth.all lie less than 5 AU from the Sun.

Compared to the size of Earth, the jovian planets areGroup of answer choiceslarger.more dense.mixture of larger and smaller.smaller.

Which planets have densities higher than Jupiter?(Select All the answers that are correct)Group of answer choicesMercuryVenusEarthMarsSaturnUranusNeptune