directed reading: outer planets
How often does Uranus rotate?
Once every 17 hours
How does Uranus's rotate with their axis?
Parallel
Outer planets
Planets farthest from the sun; include Jupiter, Saturn, Urans, Neptune, and Pluto
How many rings does Neptune have?
Possibly four
What is the least dense planet in the solar system?
Saturn
What does Uranus's blue-green color indicate that the atmoshpere may contain?
Significant amounts of methane, in addition to hydeogen and helium
Who is the third largest planet in the solar system?
Uranus
how many moons does saturn have?
at least 30
What do Jupiters unique bands of orange, gray, blue and white indicate?
how fast it spins
How do Jupiters bands form?
rapid rotation
What do Jupiters high wind speeds tell scientists about the planets weather?
stormy, extreme weather
how far from this sun is Neptune
the 8th planet
How far is Saturn from the Sun?
the sixth planet from the fun
What is the ring system the gas giant have made of?
Dust and icy debris
What is the thick atmoshpere of the gas giants is made of?
Hydrogen and helium
How does Jupiters large mass affect its interior temperature and pressure?
Makes temperature and pressure greater than Earths
How long is Neptunes orbital period?
Nearly 164 years
What planet is similar to Neptune in size and mass?
Uranus
pluto
the smallest and usually most distant planet; differs from other outer planets
How long is the orbital period for Uranus?
Almost 84 years
How many small rings does uranus have?
At least 11
How many moons does Neptune have?
At least 8
What does Saturn have that Jupiter has?
Bands of colored clouds
How often does Neptune rotate on its axis?
Every 16 hours
How often does Jupiter rotate on its axis?
Every 9 hours and 50 minutes
How do gas giants compare with the terreatrial planets?
Gas giants are larger and less dense
What is Jupiters Great Red Spot?
Giant hurricane that is ongoing
How large is Titan, Saturns largest moon?
Half the size of Earth
Compared with the terreatrial plantes, the gas giants...
Have more gravity, which helps the retain gases
What is Saturn known for?
Its rings
What planet, like Saturn, is made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium and has a rocky, iron core?
Jupiter
how far from the sun is Uranus?
7th planet from the sun
How much of Jupiters atmosphere is composed of hydrogen and helium?
92%
Gas giant
A planet with a deep and massive gaseous atmoshpere
Asteroid belt
A ring of debris that separates the inner planets from the outer planets
How often does Saturn rotate on its axis?
10 hours and 30 minutes
How long Jupiters orbital period?
12 years
How many moons does Uranus have?
27
How long is Saturns orbital period?
29.5 years
how big are saturns rings?
2x the planets diameter
How much more is Jupiters mass than Earths?
300x
How many of Jupiters moons are the size of small planets?
4
Jupiter
5th planet from the sun
How many moons does Jupiter have?
60
