Basic Knowledge
What are the outer planets IN ORDER?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Name one of Nepture's unique features.
-high wind speeds
-vibrant blue from the atmosphere
-icey furthest out
How many outer planets are there?
4
What is a gas giant?
Gas giant is a nick name for the outer planets that lack soilid ground, mostly made of gases.
Which outer planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet?
Pluto
Which planets are the gas giants?
outer planet
What is Saturn's largest moon?
Titan
True or false: Neptune used to have a dark spot similar to the Great Red Spot.
True, but it went away unlike Jupiter's storm
The outer planets have many ________. (from 13 to 60+)
moons
Which planet is nick named a failed star? (Hint it gets that name from it's large size)
Jupiter
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
How are the outer planets different from the inner planets (referring to the surface)
-inner planets are rocky, small, with solid surfaces
-outer planets lack a solid surface, and are mad mostly of ice and gas
True
True or false: Temperatures (increase) tremendously from the outer to inner layers of the gas giants.
False
What is the temperature like on the outer planets compared to Earth?
much colder
What is a ring?
A disk made of ice and dust particles.
Nepture's blue color come from methane. True or False
True
Space __________ such as "Cassini" has revealed many outer planet secrets.
probes
What gas mostly makes up the outer planet atmospheres?
Hydrogen
How many moons does Jupiter have?
95
What are Saturn's rings made of?
ice, dust, and rocky particles
Describe Uranus' rotation on it's axis compared to Earth?
It rotates opposite of most the other planets, on a 90 degree angle.
How far is Uranus from the Sun?
2x as far as Saturn or 19.2 AU
How long does it take Neptune to orbit the Sun once?
163.8 in Earth Years
What is Neptune's blue color from?
methane