Sect 10.3

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