Jupiter For President

By: Cassidy, Courtney, and Brooke

How Big is Jupiter?

Jupiter is our biggest planet in the solar system.

How close is Jupiter to the sun?

Jupiter is actually the 5th closests planet to our sun.

What is the atmosphere of Jupiter made of?

The atmosphere of Jupiter consists of about 84 percent Hydrogen and about 15 percent helium.

What is the mass and diameter of Jupiter?

Jupiter has a mass 318 times greater than the Earth's and a diameter that is 11 times larger.

Facts

Jupiter rotates faster than any planet in the Solar System.

It rotates so quickly that the days are only 10 hours long...

But it takes 12 Earth years for Jupiter to complete an orbit around the sun.

Facts Cont.

You can fit 100 Earths into Jupiter's great red spot.

Jupiter has the biggest moon in the Solar System, Ganymede. It is even bigger than Mercury and Pluto.

Jupiter is covered by an ocean of hydrogen with a sludge-like consistency.

Unlike other planets, Jupiter sends out a strong radio radiation that can be detected on Earth.

Fun Facts

Jupiter's volume is large enough to contain 1,300 planets the size of Earth.

If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 264 pounds on Jupiter.

Fun Facts Cont.

Jupiter is also known as Zeus in Greece

Jupiter has rings but you cannot see them because they are faint

Jupiter is named for the Roman god Jupiter, Jove, king of the gods.

What is the red spot on Jupiter?

The great red spot on Jupiter is a storm that has been going on for over 300 years.

How many moons does Jupiter have?

Jupiter has 50 official moons and 12 provisional (unofficial) moons

The four largest and most well-known were discovered by Galileo in the year 1610. Their names are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto

Multiple Choice Quiz

How many moons does Jupiter have?A) 20B) 50C) 90D) 10

What do they think the red spot on Jupiter is?A) CloudB) FogC) StormD) Jets

What or who was Jupiter named after?A) Zeus B) Mr. CrabsC) SpongeBobD) Athena

What does Jupiter mostly consist of?A) WaterB) HydrogenC) HeliumD) Energy

Which one of these planets is the biggest in our solar system?

A) JupiterB) EarthC) SaturnD) Mars

Cites

http://zidbits.com/2011/03/top-10-biggest-things-in-the-universe/

http://www.planetfacts.net/Jupiter-Facts.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=Sats

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/jupiter.htm

http://www.aastroyoga.com/yellow-sapphire-for-jupiter.html