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Uranus and NeptuneKylee Jade Spriggs, AnnaBeth Naomi Smith,
and Deanna Nicole Hicks
Uranus
Uranus has 27 moons
5 of them are large and the rest are much smaller
Neptune
Neptune has 13 moons
5 were recently discovered in 2002 and 2003
Number of Moons
Uranus The time of
rotation (day) for Uranus is about 17 hours and 14 minutes.
The time for one revolution around the Sun (Uranus year) is 30,799 days.
Neptune Rotation period:
19.1 hours Revolution period:
164.8 earth years
Periods of Rotation and Revolution
Uranus Uranus’ distance
from the sun is about 2.88 billion kilometers
7th planet from the sun
Neptune Neptune's distance
from the sun is about 4.5 billion kilometers
8th planet from the sun
Location in Reference to the Sun
Uranus Uranus mainly
consists of composed rocks and various ices with only about 15% hydrogen and a little bit of helium.
Neptune Neptune consists of
molten rock and metal. The atmosphere, extending perhaps 10 to 20 percent of the way to the center, is typically hydrogen and helium at high altitude, but is increasing concentrations of methane, ammonia, and water as it approaches and finally blends into the liquid interior.
Physical Properties
Uranus Mass:
8.6849x1025 kg Volume:
68,334,355,695,584 km3
Color: Blue/Green Uranus has 13 rings Temperature:-224
degrees Celsius
Neptune Mass: 1.0244x1026
kg Volume:
62,525,703,987,421 km3
Color: Blue Neptune has 3 main
rings Temperature: -200
degrees Celsius
Size, Color, Rings, and Temperature
Uranus Uranus is a gas
giant
Neptune Neptune is both a
rocky and a gas planet
Rocky/Terrestrial or Gas
Uranus Uranus is the third
of the gas giants Uranus was
discovered in 1781 Uranus was
discovered by Caroline Hershel and her brother William
Neptune Neptune is about
4,500 million miles from the Sun and its orbit takes 165 Earth years
At present it is summer at Neptune's south pole which has been tilted towards the Sun for about 40 years
History
Uranus No one has ever
been to Uranus because of its climate and because of the distance away from earth
Neptune No one has ever
been to Neptune because of the climate and because of how far it is away from the Earth
Has anyone ever visited Neptune or Uranus
How many rings does Uranus have?
Is Uranus a rocky or gas planet?
Has anyone ever been to Neptune? Why or why not
What is Neptune’s rotation period?
13
Gas Giant
No, because or the climate and how far it is away from the Earth
19.1hours
Quiz!!!