The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on which planet?

• A. Mars
• B. Jupiter
• C. Saturn
• D. Uranus

Answer: (B)

The question tests your knowledge of which planet hosts a famous, long-lasting storm. The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on Jupiter. It’s a long-lived anticyclonic cyclone in Jupiter’s deep atmosphere, visible as a large reddish oval in the planet’s southern region. Its immense size—much larger than Earth—and persistence come from Jupiter’s lack of a solid surface and the powerful, dynamic winds driven by the planet’s rapid rotation. The red color arises from chemical processes in the upper atmosphere shaped by sunlight. This feature is not associated with Mars, Saturn, or Uranus, which have different weather patterns and notable storms of their own, but not the Great Red Spot.