Gas Giants
How many satellites are orbiting Saturn?
46
How many moons orbit Jupiter?
63 moons
What does the great RED SPOT on Jupiter indicate?
A giant storm.
What is the atmosphere in Jupiter like?
Cold and poisonous. Made up of Hydrogen and Helium. The swirls and stripes around the planet are cold windy clouds of ammonia and water. The pressure is so strong it squishes gas to liquid. It would squash a metal spaceship
Which are the four largest moons around Jupiter?
Ganymede, Callisto, Io & Europa
What is the atmosphere made up of in Saturn?
Hydrogen, helium and methane. Very cold and winds are very strong and fast.
What is the 5th planet from the Sun and Largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
How much larger than Earth is Jupiter?
Jupiter is 11 times larger than Earth.
Which four planets are the gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
Which is the 8th planet from the Sun and it has 13 moons and 4 thin rings?
Neptune
Which of the gas giant planets is the smallest of the gas giants?
Neptune
Which planet is the 4th largest in the solar system and probably the windiest?
Neptune
Do gas giant planets have rocky surfaces like terrestrial planets?
No they do not have rocky surfaces so you can't walk or land on them.
Which is the 6th planet from the Sun and 2nd biggest planet in the solar system?
Saturn
Which planet has the most spectacular ring system made up of small chunks of ice and rock?
Saturn
Why does Uranus appear to be blue?
The methane gas in it's atmosphere makes it look BLUE.
Which is the 7th planet from the Sun and has 27 moons and 11 rings?
Uranus
What is the atmosphere in Uranus like?
Very Cold, windy & Poisonous to humans. Colder than Saturn. At the top very cold below clouds is a layer of hot water, ammonia, and methane. Near it's core it heats up to 9000 degrees F.
What is the atmosphere on Neptune like?
made up of hydrogen and helium with some methane. Probably most likely the windiest planet. Winds get up to 1,200 miles per hour!