The Gas Giants and Pluto
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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Name 2 of the 4 outer planets.
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, or Saturn.
100
Jupiter is the ________ & most ________ planet.
Largest & Massive.
100
Saturn's rings are _____ & _____, like a compact disc.
Broad & Thin.
100
The gas giant Uranus is about ____ times the diameter of Earth
It is about four times the diameter of Earth.
100
What color is Neptune & what does it atmosphere contain?
Neptune is a cold, blue planet. It's atmosphere contains visible clouds.
200
Pluto is classified as a _______ planet.
Dwarf.
200
Is Jupiter's atmosphere thin or thick?
Jupiter's atmosphere is thick and is made up of mainly hydrogen and helium.
200
What is Saturn's largest moon?
Titan, it is larger than the planet Mercury.
200
Why does Uranus look blue-green?
Uranus looks blue-green because of the traces of methane in its atmosphere.
200
In 1989, when the Voyager 2 flew by Neptune what did it photograph?
Voyager 2 photographed a Great Dark Spot about the size of Earth.
300
Each of the gas giants are surrounded by a set of _____.
Rings.
300
What are the names of Jupiter's moons?
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
300
When Galileo first looked at Saturn with a telescopee, what did he see?
Galileo saw something sticking out on the sides, but he didn't know what it was.
300
When Voyager 2, a probe that probed Uranus, what did it send back?
The probe Voyager 2 sent back close-up views of Uranus after arriving on the planet.
300
Why do people say Uranus & Neptune look like twins?
People say that Uranus & Neptune look like twins because they are similar in size & color.
400
What are the gas giants made up of?
Hydrogen & helium.
400
What did Galileo discover about Jupiter?
Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons.
400
What was Galileo seeing when he looked through the telescope and saw something sticking out of the sides?
Galileo saw rings, the rings are made up of chunks of ice & rock.
400
What did Voyager 2 show?
Voyager 2 showed that Uranus' five largest moons have icy, cratered surfaces.
400
What is Neptune's largest moon & what kind of atmosphere does it have?
Neptune's largest moon is Triton & it has a thin atmosphere.
500
Why are the outer planets named gas giants?
They are named gas giants because they are all so large & are made up of hydrogen & helium.
500
Can the storm, the Great Red Spot, be weakened?
The Great Red Spot can not be weakened because there is no land to weaken the huge storm.
500
The ________ probe is exploring Saturn & it's moons.
The Cassini probe is exploring Saturn & it's moons.
500
What do the craters on Uranus' moons show?
The craters show that rocks from space have hit the moons.
500
As energy rises toward Neptune's surface, what does it produce?
The energy produces clouds and storms in the planet's atmosphere.
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