Fun Facts 1
What number planet is Neptune from the Sun?
8th
How was Neptune discovered?
Using mathematical equations
Why is Neptune known as the windiest planet in the Milky Way?
Winds blow up to 1200 mph
What is Neptune's axis of rotation and what does it mean?
28 degrees, which means it has yearly seasons
Neptune is named after which Roman god?
God of the sea
How many more times is Neptune away from the Sun compared to Earth?
30 times further
Neptune's composition is mostly made up of...?
Hot dense fluid of icy materials -- water, methane, and ammonia
How great is the pressure of Neptune's clouds?
80 time greater than the pressure in the deepest oceans on Earth
Because of high pressure and temperatures, it is theorized that ...
the graphite falling from the clouds turns into diamonds
It takes _____ for sunlight to reach Neptune.
hours
How long is Neptune's day compared to Earth hours?
16 hours
Neptune is the most _____ of the giant planets.
Dense
If the Earth were the size of a nickel, ...
Neptune would be about as big as a baseball
What is the surface temperature of Neptune's largest moon, Triton?
-391 degrees F
Why is Neptune's environment not conducive to life as we know it on Earth?
Temperatures, pressures, and materials that characterize Neptune are too extreme and volatile for organisms to develop
How many Earth years does it take Neptune to orbit the sun?
About 165 years
Why is Neptune blue?
Methane gas in the atmosphere
How many rings does Neptune have in total?
9
Neptune is visible in the night sky.
False.
What is Neptune's magnetosphere undergo?
Wild variations during each rotation because of the misalignment
How many miles is Neptune away from the sun?
2.8 billion miles away
Does Neptune have a solid surface?
No.
Neptune's rings have a long life span.
False.
High noon on Neptune looks like _______ ______ to us on Earth.
dim twilight
What does the high pressure of Neptune's clouds keep locked inside of them?
An ocean of super hot water that does not boil away