Apologia Astronomy lessons 10
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| What is the temperature range on Saturn? | 300 degrees below zero to about 20,000 degrees in the center
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| Saturn is the only planet that would float in water (if there was a body of water large enough). Why? | Because it is less dense than water
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| What are Saturn's rings made of? | dust, ice and rocks
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| Name 2 of Saturn's shepherd moons (that we learned about in class). | Pandora and Prometheus
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| Are Saturn's moons all round? | No, many are irregularly shaped rocks which means they were probably space rocks pulled in by Saturn's gravity.
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| What is the name of Saturn's largest moon (not a shepherd moon)? | Titan
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| The spacecraft that is exploring Saturn will send out a probe named what? | Huygens (after the man who used a more powerful telescope than Galileo & discovered that Saturn had rings)
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| The probe that is being sent out will collect and test samples of what? | dirt from Titan (Saturn's largest moon)
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| The spacecraft trip that is exploring Saturn and her moons is named what? | Cassini Mission
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| Saturn's tilt causes it to have what? | seasons
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| How many moons does Saturn have? | more than 30
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| How long is a day on Saturn? | 10 hours (in Earth time)
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| How long is a year on Saturn? | 30 years (in Earth time)
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| Does rotating on its axis determine how long a year is or how long a day is? | how long a day is
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| Does revolving around the Sun determine how long a year is or how long a day is? | how long a year is
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| Who originally thought that Saturn's rings were handles on each side of the planet? | Galileo
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| Is Saturn a terrestrial or gaseous planet? | gaseous
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| What planet do astronomers call a twin of Saturn? | Jupiter
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| Saturn is what number planet from the Sun? | 6th from the Sun
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| What is the job of shepherd moons? | They "herd" together the rings of Saturn to keep them from spreading out too far.
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| What are the bands around Saturn? | They are bands of clouds which contain storms.
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