Neptune's largest moon is named ______. (Triton, Proteus, Neso)
Triton
Neptune is about ____ times the size of Earth? (50, 100, 75)
50
3. Uranus has about ___ moons. (20, 30, 40)
30
1. Uranus is the ____ planet from the Sun in our solar system. (6th, 7th, 8th)
7th
Neptune’s upper atmosphere reaches temperatures as hot as ____ degrees Fahrenheit..
1000
7. It takes about ___ years for Uranus to circle the Earth. (44, 84, 88)
84
Uranus is the coldest planet and is sometimes called an "ice giant." True or False
True
What do scientists think will eventually happen to Neptune's largest moon, Triton? (Neptune’s gravity will tear Triton apart, Triton will split into two moons, Triton will leave it’s orbit)
Neptune's gravity will tear Triton apart.
How many years will it take for Triton to be destroyed?
10 million
The color of Uranus is ________. (yellow-green, blue-green, red)
blue-green
True or False? You could stand on the surface of Uranus.
False
5. Neptune is the ______ planet from the sun. (closest, farthest, middle)
farthest
10. It is dark at the poles of Uranus (the top and bottom) for __ straight years. (24, 34, 42)
42
8. Scientists have learned a lot about Neptune from NASA’s _____ missions. (astronaut, Voyager, Eagle)
Voyager
The rings around Uranus are ________. (Thick and close to each other, skinny with big gaps between them, or flat and evenly spaced.
Skinny with big gaps between them.
2. Neptune is the ___ planet from the Sun in our solar system. (6th, 7th, 8th)
8th
9. ______ is the smallest of the Gas Giants. (Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus)
Neptune
4. An interesting fact about Uranus is that it is tipped on its side. Scientists think this happened when ________.
Another planet sized object crashed into it.
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