UranusBy: Airi Saito

What does Uranus mean in Greek?

Uranus means: Uranus was the lord of the skies and husband of Earth. He was also the king of the gods until his son Saturn overthrew him.

Where does it located?

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Earth.

Is it inner or outer planet?

It is outer planet and it is far from the sun.

What is Uranus made of?

Uranus is made of water, rocky core and liquid hydrogen.

What is Uranus’s atmosphere made up of?

Uranus’s atmosphere made up of hydrogen, helium and methane.

What is the average temperature on Uranus?

The average temperature on Uranus

-184ºC (-300ºF)

How many moons does Uranus have?

Uranus has 27 moons. Five of these moons are large, and the rest are smaller.

What is the diameter of Uranus?

Uranus’s diameter is 51,177kilometers

(31,763miles).

How long does it take Uranus to orbit the Sun?

Uranus take 30,684 days to orbit the Sun.

Interesting Facts

It is believed that long ago a large object smashed into this planet. The crash was so powerful that it completely changed the direction of Uranus’ spin.

Earth

What does Earth mean in Greek?

Earth mean: Her (Earth) Greek name was Gaea. Earth was the mother of the mountains, valleys, streams and all the land

fountains. She was married to Uranus.

Where is it located?

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Earth

Is it an inner or outer planet?

Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is near from the Sun.

What is Earth made of?

Earth is made of Nickel Iron and Silicate.

What is Earth’s atmosphere made up of?

Earth’s atmosphere made up of nitrogen, oxygen and argon.

What is the average temperature on Earth?

The average temperature on Earth is 7.2ºC (45ºF).

How many moons does Earth have?

The Earth has 1 moon. Its name is Luna.

Luna (moon)

What is diameter of Earth?

Diameter of Earth is 12,755 kilometer (7,926).

How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

Earth takes 3,653 days to orbit the Sun.

Interesting Facts

Our planet is an oasis of life in an otherwise desolate universe. The Earth’s temperature, weather, atmosphere and many other factors are just right to keep us alive.

Comparing

Earth is inner planet and Uranus is outer planet. Uranus is bigger than the Earth.Uranus spins different from other planet.

References

Kidsastronomy.com