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6th Grade Science
Chapter 10 The Solar System
Notes Section 10.3
• What is Jupiter like?• Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
The Great Red Spot is a huge storm that is 400 years old.
• What is Saturn like?• Saturn is a large gaseous planet like Jupiter.
Saturn has thousands of rings composed of rock and ice.
Key Questions 1
Jupiter and Io
• What is Uranus like?• Uranus has a bluish-green color caused by methane in its
atmosphere and its axis of rotation is tilted sideways.• What is Neptune like?• Neptune has a bluish-green color. Neptune’s atmosphere
has storms and can change rapidly. • What is Pluto like?• Pluto is a small, ice-rock planet. Its moon Charon is about
half as large as Pluto.
Key Questions 2
Moons of
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto and Charon
Pluto
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