Uranus

Uranus

Seventh planet from the sun

Uranus

which planet has the third largest diameter in our solar system (15,759.2 miles (25,362 kilometers)?

two

uranus has how many sets of rings

water, methane, and ammonia

Most (80% or more) of the planet's mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of "icy" materials:

narrow, dark grey rings

the inner system of nine rings consists mostly of ___

reddish, blue

Two outer rings: the innermost one is ___ like dusty rings elsewhere in the solar system, and the outer ring is ___ like saturn’s e-ring

Uranus

classified as “ice giant”

rocky and icy core

scientists belive that there is a ___ beneath uranus’ surface

uranus’ rings

are composed of a mixture of gas and ice particles, unlike saturn’s predominantly icy rings

astronomers

uranus’ rings are named after ___ and are relatively dark in color

uranus

likely formed near the sun but moved to the outer solar system 4 billion years

William Herschel

First discovered planet using the telescope in March 13, 1781. He was the man credited for uranus’ discovery

star

uranus’ dimness and small size led to it being classified as a ___

Georgium Sidus after George III

Uranus ws supposedly was gonna be named

uranus

The Greek God of the sky with the same name, ___, inspired the name Uranus.

Moons

an object that orbits a planet or something else that is not a star.

Moons

Also called satellites (an object that moves around a larger object)

literary moons

Uranus’ moons are called ___

Shakespeareans character, Alexander Pope

Uranus’ moons are named for ___ along with moons named from the works of ___

27

how many moons are there in uranus?

Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon

5 major/large moons of uranus

Miranda

uranus’ moon that has a unique surface

Ariel

uranus’ brightest moon

umbriel

darkest moon of uranus

titania

uranus’ largest moon

oberon

uranus’ outermost major, second largest and darkest moon

retrograde orbits

Many of uranus’ moons have ___, which means they orbit the planet in the opposite direction of its rotation

aftermath of collisions or gravitational interactions

Scientists believe that the reason for Uranus having multiple retrograde moons is due to the ___ which disturbed their original orbits

half water/ice and half rock

all of uranus’ inner moons appear to be rough ___

84 earth years or every 30,687 earth days

Every ___, uranus circles or orbits the sun

24,607 kilometers per hour (15,290 miles per hour)

In its orbit around the sun, uranus moves at an average speed of ___

17.24 hours

rotation of uranus takes how long?

84 earth years

revolution around the sun of uranus takes how long?

unique tilt

uranus’ ___ causes extreme seasons in the solar system

dark winter

a quarter of each uranian year, the other half of the planet is submerged in ___

blue-green

color of uranus

methane gas

Blue-green light is produced in uranus when ___ absorbs the red component of the light spectrum

4

how many times wider than the earth is uranus?

9

how many slender, dark, and gray rings make up the inner set of rings in uranus?

reddish, blue

the final two are the outer rings of uranus. the inner ring of one of them is ___, and the outside ring of the other is ___

hydrogen and helium

Uranus’ atmosphere is mostly ___ and ___, with a small amount of methane and traces of water and ammonia

49K

uranus’ planetary atmosphere, with a minimum temperate of ___

Uranus

this planet has an unusal, irregularly shaped magnetosphere

lopsided magnetic field

Auroras on Uranus are not in line wth the poled due to the ___

methane (CH4)

third most prevalent chemical in Uranus' atmosphere. This chemical is responsible for Uranus's blue-green hue