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SATURN
By: John Chaney and Tyler Grieb
Why Saturn is better than every
other planet
Saturn can float in water
Has 7 ring systems but is thought to have
thousands of small rings
It’s nicknamed the “Jewel” of our solar system
Windiest planet in solar system
Information on Saturn
6th planet from the sun
Made of hydrogen and helium and has a rocky inner core
Diameter is 120,500km or 9.4 times earths diameter
Density is .70g/cm to the power of 3 or 13% of earths density
Surface gravity is 1.07 times earths surface gravity
Bands of color clouds caused by Saturn's rapid rotation
It completes a rotation every 10 hours and 30 minutes
Saturn’s Rings
Diameter is 2x the size of the planets diameter
Made of billions of dust and ice particles
Most complex and extensive system of rings in our solar
system
Roman mythology on Saturn
Saturn was named Cronos
Saturnus in Latin
Was the god of agriculture
Saturn was the father of all planets
Roman’s god Saturn and Greek's god
Saturn are different in a few ways but
mostly the same
Question 1
How many ring systems does Saturn have?
A.1
B.3
C.6
D.7
Question 2
What is Saturn's largest moon?
A. Titan
B. Uranus
C. a star
D. Nebula
Question 3
How much bigger is the diameter of saturns
rings than Saturn?
A. 3x
B. 2x
C. .5x
D. 7x
Question 4
The bands of color clouds run ___ to the
equator.
A. Perpendicular
B. Under
C. Over
D. Parallel
Question 5
How often does Saturn complete a rotation?
A. 10 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 10 hours and 20 minutes
D. 10 hours and 30 minutes
Answers
D
A
B
D
D
Cited
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturnfact.html
http://nineplanets.org/saturn.html