Question

Which one of the following planets has the largest number of natural satellites?
A. Jupiter
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Uranus

Answer 1

Hint: In order to answer this question, we need to know the number of natural satellites of each of the mentioned planets. Check the number of satellites of all the planets. Compare between them and then choose the correct option. Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.

Complete answer:
 Let us write down the number of satellites of each of the planets mentioned in the option.
Then we will compare the number of satellites in each case and accordingly choose the planet with the largest number of satellites.Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and it has $79$ natural satellites. We generally say that Jupiter has $79$ moons.Neptune is the eighth planet in our solar system as per the distance from the Sun. Neptune being the farthest planet has $14$ natural satellites.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and it is between Jupiter Uranus. Saturn has natural rings around it and it has $82$ natural satellites.Uranus is the seventh planet in our solar system from the Sun. Uranus lies between Saturn and Neptune and it has $27$ natural satellites.Clearly, we can easily see that Saturn has the largest number of natural satellites.

Thus, option C is the correct option.

Note: Any natural body revolving around any major planet or around any minor planet is known as its natural satellite. These natural satellites are also known as the moons of the planet. Our planet Earth has only one natural satellite which is the moon and planet Mars on the other hand has two natural satellites.