Question | Answer |
What is the temperature range on Saturn? | 300 degrees below zero to about 20,000 degrees in the center |
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 |
What are Saturn's rings made of? | dust, ice and rocks |
Name 2 of Saturn's shepherd moons (that we learned about in class). | Pandora and Prometheus |
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. |
What is the name of Saturn's largest moon (not a shepherd moon)? | Titan |
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) |
The probe that is being sent out will collect and test samples of what? | dirt from Titan (Saturn's largest moon) |
The spacecraft trip that is exploring Saturn and her moons is named what? | Cassini Mission |
Saturn's tilt causes it to have what? | seasons |
How many moons does Saturn have? | more than 30 |
How long is a day on Saturn? | 10 hours (in Earth time) |
How long is a year on Saturn? | 30 years (in Earth time) |
Does rotating on its axis determine how long a year is or how long a day is? | how long a day is |
Does revolving around the Sun determine how long a year is or how long a day is? | how long a year is |
Who originally thought that Saturn's rings were handles on each side of the planet? | Galileo |
Is Saturn a terrestrial or gaseous planet? | gaseous |
What planet do astronomers call a twin of Saturn? | Jupiter |
Saturn is what number planet from the Sun? | 6th from the Sun |
What is the job of shepherd moons? | They "herd" together the rings of Saturn to keep them from spreading out too far. |
What are the bands around Saturn? | They are bands of clouds which contain storms. |