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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