By: Tugba and Katherine The two gas giants Jupiter and Saturn Saturn Jupiter By: Tugba and Katherine

The Solar System The Solar System The planets that are in the white boxes are the two gas giants The planets that are in the white boxes are the two gas giants. Take a really good at the solar system!

Did you know that since May 4th, 2005 we only know that Saturn has 46 moons. And Jupiter has 63 moons. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet after Jupiter. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet within the solar system. The solar system goes from Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus (that became the namesake of Saturday), equated to the Greek Kronos(the titan father of Zeus) and the Babylonian Ninurta. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle. Jupiter was known by astronomers of ancient times and was associated with the mythology and religious beliefs of many cultures. The Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter.

Gas Giants Table

Jupiter is one of the four gas giants; that is, it is not primarily composed of solid matter. It is the largest planet in the Solar System, having a diameter of 142,984 km at its equator. Jupiter's density is 1.326 g/cm³, is the second highest of the gas giant planets, but lower than any of the four terrestrial planets.

Though there is little direct information about Saturn's internal structure, its thought that its interior is similar to that of Jupiter, having a small rocky core surrounded mostly by hydrogen and helium. The rocky core is similar in composition to the earth, but denser. Above this, there is a thicker liquid metallic hydrogen layer, followed by a layer of liquid hydrogen and helium, and in the outermost 1000 km a gaseous atmosphere.

Saturn has a very hot interior, reaching 11 700 °C at the core, and it radiates 2.5 times more energy into space than it receives from the Sun. Most of the extra energy is generated by the Kelvin-Helmholtz mechanism (slow gravitational compression).

Quiz 1. Which two planets are the gas giants planets? 2. how many moons does Saturn and Jupiter have? 3. And when did we know this? 4. What is the largest planet? 5. What number planet is Saturn from the Sun? 6. How does the solar system go in order? 7. What is there above the Rocky Core that is Similar? 8. Why did they named it Saturn? 9. How did we known Jupiter? You don't have to copy the questions down! 1. Which two planets are the gas giants planets? 2. how many moons does Saturn and Jupiter have? 3. And when did we know this? 4. What is the largest planet? 5. What number planet is Saturn from the Sun? 6. 7. 8.

Answers 1. Jupiter and Saturn. 2. Saturn has 46 moons, and Jupiter has 63 moons. 3. May 4th, 2005. 4. Jupiter. 5. The sixth planet. 6. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 7. Above this, there is a thicker liquid metallic hydrogen layer, followed by a layer of liquid hydrogen and helium. 8. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus (that became the namesake of Saturday). 9. Jupiter was known by astronomers of ancient times and was associated with the mythology and religious beliefs of many cultures. The Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter. 1. Jupiter and Saturn. 2. Saturn has 46 moons, and Jupiter has 63 moons. 3. May 4th, 2005. 4. Jupiter. 5. The sixth planet. 6. 7. 8.

Activity We want you to draw/sketch “The Solar System” and circle the “Two Gas Giants”. We want you to draw “The Solar System” and circle the “Two Gas Giants”.