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Neptune Reading Comprehension Worksheet Item 3017 Neptune Neptune, named after the Roman god of the sea, is a large gas planet and is the eighth, and farthest, planet from the Sun. Scientists believe the atmosphere of Neptune is made up of hydrogen, helium, silicates, and water. Neptune is surrounded by clouds moving up to 700 mph. Some of the clouds are composed mostly of frozen methane, giving Neptune its blue color. Neptune rotates on its axis in 16.11 hours and takes 164.69 Earth years to orbit the Sun. Image courtesy of http://solarsystem.nasa.gov Neptune has thirteen natural satellites (moons) and six rings. The rings of Neptune consist mostly of dust. Triton is Neptune’s largest moon and orbits the planet in a direction opposite to Neptune’s other moons. Triton orbits Neptune once every six days. Triton was the last solid object visited by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it made its way toward the edge of our solar system. After reading the information above, fold your paper on the line and try to answer the questions below without referring back to the data. (Check the box with the correct answer.) 1. The rings of Neptune consist mostly of ___________________? water 2. ice How many moons does Neptune have? thirteen 3. thirty-six every 6 days every 164 years Which gas do scientists believe contributes to Neptune’s blue color? methane 5. thirty How frequently does Triton orbit Neptune? every 16 hours 4. dust hydrogen helium Neptune is surrounded by fast moving ________________________. spacecraft debris clouds Copyright ©2010 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. www.tlsbooks.com Neptune Reading Comprehension Worksheet Answer Key Item 3017 Neptune Neptune, named after the Roman god of the sea, is a large gas planet and is the eighth, and farthest, planet from the Sun. Scientists believe the atmosphere of Neptune is made up of hydrogen, helium, silicates, and water. Neptune is surrounded by clouds moving up to 700 mph. Some of the clouds are composed mostly of frozen methane, giving Neptune its blue color. Neptune rotates on its axis in 16.11 hours and takes 164.69 Earth years to orbit the Sun. Image courtesy of http://solarsystem.nasa.gov Neptune has thirteen natural satellites (moons) and six rings. The rings of Neptune consist mostly of dust. Triton is Neptune’s largest moon and orbits the planet in a direction opposite to Neptune’s other moons. Triton orbits Neptune once every six days. Triton was the last solid object visited by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it made its way toward the edge of our solar system. After reading the information above, fold your paper on the line and try to answer the questions below without referring back to the data. (Check the box with the correct answer.) 1. The rings of Neptune consist mostly of ___________________? water 2. ice How many moons does Neptune have? ; thirteen 3. thirty-six ; every 6 days every 164 years Which gas do scientist believe contributes to Neptune’s blue color? ; methane 5. thirty How frequently does Triton orbit Neptune? every 16 hours 4. ; dust hydrogen helium Neptune is surrounded by fast moving ________________________. spacecraft debris ; clouds Copyright ©2010 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved. www.tlsbooks.com
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