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planets
the sun
Saturn
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Universe
100
This is the planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
100
The sun is the center of this system.
What is the solar system?
100

Who was the first person to get a closer look at Saturn? What piece of equipment allowed him to do this?

Galileo used a telescope to look at Saturn.

100

What is one possibility that gave birth to saturn's rings?

The rings are the remains of an ancient moon of Saturn's that crumbled.

100

Why isn’t something that is too far away visible to us?

 Something that is too far away isn't visible to us, because light from it hasn't had time to reach us yet.

200
This is the 3rd planet from the sun.
What is earth?
200
The sun is a type of this gas sphere that gives off light and heat.
What is a star?
200

What is the major difference between Saturn’s surface and Earth’s surface? When you look at Saturn’s surface, what are you really seeing?

The major difference is that Saturn doesn't have a definable surface. When you look at Saturn's surface, you're seeing the atmosphere, not the planet itself.

200

What is another word for one “rotation”?

Another word for one "rotation" is orbit.

200

The whole Universe is said to be “infinite.” What does that mean?

It means the whole Universe doesn't have an edge, it goes on forever.

300
This is what all the planets have in common?
What is "they revolve around the sun?"
300
It takes the earth 365 days to do this.
What is revolve (orbit) around the sun?
300

If you descend down towards Saturn, what are two ways you could die from Saturn’s features?

The atmosphere pressure is so high you could get crushed. | Many huge and extreme storms occur on the planet, so you could get killed by rainstorms, lightning, etc.

300

What is the name of the famous moon that orbits Saturn? Why is it unique?

Titan is unique because it's the second largest moon in the solar system, and the only known moon to have a significant atmosphere.It is also the only other body in our solar system besides Earth that has liquid on its surface.

300
What is the whole universe?
Everything in space, including the past, future and present and the things we don't know
400
These are the rocky planets.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
400
This is how long it takes earth to complete one rotation.
What is 24 hours --or one day?
400

What are Saturn’s rings made up of?

 Saturn's rings are made out of rock, dust and ice.

400

These two things cause the earth to experience seasons.

What is the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun?

400

How hot is the sun?

What is 10,000 degrees F?

500

What is a planetary system?

A group of planets orbiting around a star

500
The sun is responsible for this first step of the water cycle.
What is evaporation?
500

Why can you see these rings from so far away? What substance makes this possible?

 The ice in the rings is highly reflective, but you can only see them on Earth through a telescope.

500

What is the “Observable Universe?”

The space surrounding immediately the Earth that we can observe 

500

It takes this many minutes for sunlight to reach earth.

What is 8?