Uranus

1. How was Uranus discovered?

2. Why does Uranus spin 'on its side'?

3. What is responsible for the color of Uranus?

4. How is the interior of Uranus thought to differ from those of Jupiter and Saturn?

5. How does the magnetic field of Uranus compare with that of Earth?

6. Describe a day on Titania.

7. What is special about Miranda? Explain.

8. The rings of Uranus are dark, narrow, and widely spaced. Which of these properties makes them different from the rings of Saturn?

9. Why are the rings of Uranus so narrow and sharply defined?

10. Why was the discover of Uranus in 1781 so surprising? Might there be similar surprises in store for today's astronomers?