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The Solar System

Question 9 • AZ-Earth and Space Science A (SC301)

Which two gaseous giants did Renaissance scientists such as Galileo know about?

Answer
A
Jupiter and Saturn
B
Mars and Neptune
C
Neptune and Uranus
D
Uranus and Saturn

Explanation

Renaissance astronomers such as Galileo knew Jupiter and Saturn, which are the two gas giants visible to the unaided eye. Uranus and Neptune were discovered much later, so they were not known to Renaissance scientists.

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