Our Distant Neighbors: the Planet With Rings

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, known for its significant rings. Despite all outer planets having rings, Saturn's are the most prominent. Its atmosphere, discovered by Voyager probes, is thick with clouds and storms, and its low density allows it to float on water. The atmosphere is primarily hydrogen and helium, with temperatures dropping to minus 185 degrees Celsius. Saturn's rings, the largest and most dramatic, consist of ice and rock particles. The planet also has several moons, with Titan being larger than Earth's moon.

Which planet is known for having the most significant rings in the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

What did the Voyager space probes discover about Saturn's atmosphere?

• It has a solid surface.

• It contains clouds and storms.

• It is hotter than the sun.

• It is composed mainly of carbon dioxide.

What is unique about Saturn's density?

• It is denser than Jupiter.

• It is denser than Earth.

• It is the densest planet in the solar system.

• It could float on water.

What are Saturn's rings primarily made of?

• Metal and sand

• Water and soil

• Ice and rock

• Gas and dust

Which of Saturn's moons is larger than Earth's moon?

• Rhea

• Iapetus

• Titan

• Dione