Saturn

illustration of Saturn's rings

Who or what is Saturn named after?

Saturn was named after the Roman God of agriculture.

How far is Saturn from the sun?

It is 885,904,700 miles from the sun.

What is Saturn's diameter?

Saturn is 74,898 in diameter.

What is the temperature range on Saturn?

It's averge temperature is -288 degrees F.

How many moons does Saturn have?

Saturn has 60 moons. Most of the moons are really tiny but Saturn does have the second largest moon in the solar system called Titan.

How long is a year on Saturn?

It is 29.46 Earth years or 10,759 Earth days.

How long is a day?

A day is 10 hours 39 minutes.

What are some important facts about Saturn?

You can see Saturn with the naked eye. There could be life on one of Saturn's moons called Enceladus because it has liquid water. Saturn would float in water becaust it is less dense.

What is the composition of Saturn?

Saturn is another gas planet made of hydrogen and helium.

What is the air like on Saturn?

Under the cloud layer of mostly hydrogen and helium is a layer of liquid hydrogen then a layer metallic hydrogen, then a core of rocky and metal elements.

How much do I weigh on Saturn?

I would weigh 54 pounds on Saturn, Josie 42, Emeline 22 and Margie 10.

Jupiter

Who or what is Jupiter named after?

Jupiter is named after the Roman primary God, Jupiter.

How far is Jupiter from the sun?

Jupiter is 480,000,000 miles from the sun.

What is Jupiter's diameter?

It's 88,700 miles.

What is the temperature range on Jupiter?

The average temperature -234 degrees F.

How many moons does Jupiter have?

Jupiter has about 63 known moons so far. The four largest are in the bottom picture above. They are named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

How long is one year on Jupiter?

A year is 4,331 Earth days or 11.86 Earth years.

.How long is one day?

A day is 9hours and 56 minutes.

What are some important facts about Jupiter?

Jupiter rings that can barely be seen of rock particles and dust. It is the third brightest object in the night sky. It is the largest planet. There is a great red spot on its surface which is a storm that has lasted over 400 years.

What is the composition of Jupiter?

It is made mostly of hydrogen and helium gases. It has an inner core of iron and rock.

What is the air like on Jupiter?

There is no oxygen on Jupiter. The air is made up of nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia. You wouldn't be able to walk on Jupiter because it is not solid.

How much do I weigh on Jupiter?

I would weigh 128 pounds on Jupiter, Josie 100, Emeline 55 and Margie 25.

Earth (I guess we will do Earth too!)

Who or what is Earth named after?

I think God named the Earth "Earth" in Genesis when he created everything. The word means soil.

How far is Earth from the Sun?

It's 92,955,820 miles from the sun.

What is Earth's diameter?

In diameter it's 7,926 miles.

What is the temperature range on Earth?

The temperature ranges from -127 F to 136 degrees F.

How many moons does Earth have?

Earth has one moon called "the Moon".

How long is one year on Earth?

A year on Earth is 365 days.

How long is one day?

A day on Earth is 23 hours and 56 minutes .

What are some special facts about Earth?

It is the only planet in our Solor System that can have life living on it. It is the only planet with water.

What is Earth's composition?

The surface of Earth is made of land which is rocky and water which can be fresh or salt water. The next layer is the mantle which is rock which flows like tar. The next layer is liquid iron and the middle of Earth is a solid iron ball.

What is the air like on Earth?

It is a thin layer of gases. It is made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide.

How much do I weigh on Earth?

I weigh about 60 pounds on Earth. Josie 47, Emeline 26 and Margie 12.

Mars

Who or what is Mars named after?

Mars was named after the Roman God of war.

How far is Mars from the sun?

Mars averages 141.6 million miles from the sun.

What is the diameter of Mars?

Mars is about 4,222 miles in diameter.

What is the temperature range on Mars?

The temperature ranges from a high of 68 degrees F to a low of -220 degrees F.

How many moons does Mars have?

Mars has 2 tiny moons,Phobos and Deimos.

How long is one year on Mars?

It takes Mars 687 Earth days to go around the sun for a year.

How long is one day?

A day is about 24.6 hours.

What are some special facts about Mars?

There is a huge canyon system called Valles Marineris that is about 2,490 miles long (roughly from NYC to LosAngeles). Mars also has the largest volcano in our Solor System called Olympus Mons

What is the composition of Mars?

The surface is mostly composed of iron-rich igneous rock. It is covered in an iron dust too.

What is the air like on Mars?

Mars has a very thin atmosphere. There is no oxygen. It is 95% carbon dioxide. There are a lot of fine dust particles in Mars' atmosphere.

How much would you weigh on Mars?
A 100 pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.

I would weigh 22 pounds, Josie 17, Emeline 9 and Margie 5. (about, mom is not sure exactly what we weight right now)

Venus

Who or what is Venus named after?

Venus was named after the Roman Goddess of love.

How far is Venus from the sun?

Venus is 67,230,000 miles from the sun.

What is Venus' diameter?

Venus is about 7,521 miles in diameter.

What is the temperature range on Venus?

The average temperature on Venus is 870 degrees F.

How many moons does Venus have?

Venus has no moons.

How long is one year on Venus?

A year on Venus takes 224.7 Earth days.

How long is one day?

A day on Venus is 5,832 hours.

What are some special facts about Venus?

A person would asphyxiate in the poisonous atmosphere, be cooked in the high heat and be crushed by the atmosphere pressure. Venus rotates the opposite of the other planets.

What is the composition of Venus?

It has several large inactive volcanos. It has a rocky crust of hardened lava.

What is the air like on Venus?

The atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide.

How much would you weigh on Venus?
A 100 pound person on earth would weigh 91 pounds on Venus. I would weigh 54 pounds, Josie would weigh 42, Emeline would weigh 22 and Margie would weigh 13.

Mercury

Who or what is Mercury named after?

Mercury was named after Mercury the swift messenger God of Greek mythology.

How far is Mercury from the sun?

It is 36 million miles from the sun.

What is the diameter of Mercury?

3,o31 miles

It's the smallest planet.

What is the temperature range on Mercury?

It ranges from -270 degrees F to 800 degrees F.

How many moons does Mercury have?

Mercury has no moons.

How long is one year on Mercury?

A year on Mercury is 88 earth days.

How long is a day on Mercury?

A day on Mercury is 58 earth days.

What are some special features of Mercury?

It has a cratered srface and metal core. It also is covered in dust.

What is Mercury made of?

It's made of rocks.

What is the air like on Mercury?

The atmosphere is thin and is made of hydrogen and helium.

The sky would be pitch black even in the day.

What is your weight on Mercury?

To calculate your weight on Mercury you multiply your weight by 0.38.

I would weigh about 22 pounds

Jo would weigh about 17

Emmy about 10 and Margie 5

We are learning about the Little House on the Banks of Plum Creek. They live in a sod house under ground and the walls are made of dirt! There are flowers growing on the roof. There is a creek nearby called Plum Creek. Laura went near the creek and disobayed Pa. The next day Laura had to be watched by Ma and stay inside.There is no rooms in the sod house. It is one big room.

May 5th

Here is the Mexican flag.

Today is Cinco de Mayo. Here are some Mexican Dancers.

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated because the Mexican army won a war against the French in the town of Puebla. The Army was small and the United States celebrates the holiday because it reminds us that you can do anything if you put your mind and effort into it.

The Month of May for Mary

Aunt Joann sent us a box full of goodies. We got a bunch of stuff so that we can celebrate the month of May for Mary.
Here we are after saying the Rosary. Here is Emeline with her silly smile. Joann sent the crocheted roses. There is a white one for the Our Father and a red one for each Hail Mary in a decade. Amy made these Rosaries for us. Thank you Aunt Joann!!