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TRUE OR FALSE: JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS AND NEPTUNE ALL HAVE RINGS.

THE "GREAT RED SPOT" IS :
(A) a huge volcanic plume.
(B) an ocean similar to Earth's Red Sea.
(C) where sunburned people go to meet each other.
(D) a big storm.

WHICH STATEMENT(S) IS / ARE LIKELY TO BE UTTERED BY JUPITER'S FIRST TOURISTS (there could be more than one):
(A) "This rock looks really old"
(B) "The air sure smells great!!!!"
(C) "I've lost a lot of weight since leaving Earth!"
(D) "Looks like it might rain later"
(E) "It's cool but there's a lot of pressure to deal with"

WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE?
(A) Jupiter has 16 moons.
(B) Jupiter has a moon named Warren.
(C) About 400 years ago, Galileo saw 4 of Jupiter's moons.
(D) Jupiter's moons are all about the size of the Earth's Moon.
(E) One of Jupiter's moons has active volcanoes on it.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE STRANDED AT JUPITER! IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS (choose A or B from each line) WOULD YOU PREFER TO HAVE? WHY?
(This exercise is best done as a group activity)

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