The Outer Planets Flashcards
What are the gas giants make out of?
Hydrogen and helium
Why do gas giants have strong gravitational forces?
Because of their mass
What do all of them have?
A ring system
Height pressure causes the gases to become?
Liquid
How many earths would fit into Jupiter?
1000
How many years does it take for Jupiter to complete 1 revolution?
12 years
How many hours does Jupiter take for one rotation
10 hours
It is a giant storm in Jupiter
The Great Red Spot
How many moons does Jupiter have?
63 moons
Name four famous Jupiter moons
Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and lo
Saturn is known to be the?
Least dense planet
How many bands of rings does Saturn have?
7 bands
What are the rings made out of?
Ice particles
How many moons are there in Saturn
More than 60 moons
Name the five famous moons of Saturn
Titan, Rhea, Dione,Lapetus and Tethys
How many years does it take Saturn to complete one revolution?
29 years
How many how many hours does it take Saturn to complete one rotation?
11 hours
What are the Ice giants made of?
Hydrogen and helium
What is the differences between the ice giants and gas giants
Gas giants are closer to then Sun compared to the ice giants. Gas giants have massive gas envelopes while ice giants has much thinner ones.
How many years does it take for Uranus to complete one revolution.
84 years
How many hours does it take Uranus to complete one rotation
17 hours
How many moons does Uranus have
27 moons
Two of Uranus’s famous moons
Titania and oberon
How many hours does it take Neptune to complete one rotation
16 hours
How many years does it take Neptune for one revolution.
165 years
How many moons does Neptune have?
13
One of Neptune famous moon
Triton
Who discovered the Galilean moons?
Galileo Galilei
What are the Galilean moons?
Lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto
