1. Parker Murden & Brandon Haynes URANUS AND ITS MOONS

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

3. URANUS IS A GAS GIANT A gas giant is a planet that has a deep massive atmosphere.

4. SIZE? Uranus is four times the size of earth. uranus earth

5. COLOR & UNIQUE SURFACE FEATURES Uranus is blue and is a GIANT gas with no solid surface.

6. HOW LONG IS A DAY AND A YEAR ON URANUS? A day is 17 Hours and a year is 84 Earth year

7. WHAT IS URANUS’ DENSITY COMPARED TO EARTH? Uranus is about a quarter as dense as compared to Earth. It’s only 24% as dense, to be exact.

8. HOW IS URANUS’ GRAVITY COMPARED TO EARTH? Uranus’ gravity is 91% as strong as the gravity on Earth’s.

9. WHAT IS URANUS’ ATMOSPHERE MADE OF? Uranus is made of gases such as hydrogen and helium.

10. WHAT IS URANUS’ SURFACE MADE OF? Uranus’ surface is made of H2O, methane CH4, and NH3 ammonia.

11. WHAT IS URANUS’ INTERIOR COMPOSITION MADE OF? Uranus’ interior composition is made of a liquid layer of hydrogen and helium

12. MAGNETIC FIELD COMPARED TO EARTH

13. MOONS OF URANUS Uranus has 27 moons and its five main moons are Oberon, Titania, Umbriel, Ariel, and Miranda. Oberon:1520 km (1013 miles) in size Titania:1,600 km (1,000 miles) in diameter Umbriel:1,200 km (750 miles) Ariel: 190,900 km (118,619 miles) Miranda:1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles)

14. UNIQUE FACTS OF URANUS Is the coldest planet Is turned over and rotates on its side A day in the north pole of Uranus is 84 Earth years Has rings Is the first planet discovered in modern age

15. Uranus is four times the size of Earth. It is blue and is a GIANT gas with no surface. One day on Uranus is equal to 17 hours and one year is equal to 84 Earth years. It is only 24% as dense as compared to Earth. Gravity on Uranus is 91% as strong as Earth’s gravity. The atmosphere is made of gases, such as hydrogen and helium. Uranus’ surface is made of H2O, methane CH4, and NH3 ammonia. The interior composition of the planet is made of a liquid layer of hydrogen and helium.

16. Uranus’ magnetic field is 47.9, compared to Earth’s which is at 0.006. Uranus has 27 moons total. The five main moons are Oberon, Titania, Umbriel, Ariel, and Miranda. Some unique facts about Uranus are that it’s the coldest planet and is the first planet discovered in the modern age.

17. SOURCE PAGE http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Uranus Holt Earth Science Textbook http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html