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Use the section on the Saturn to answer the following questions.
1. Saturn is notable for its rings What are they made of?_________________
2. Are Saturn's rings visible from Earth without using a telescope? ______________
3. Is Saturn the largest planet in our Solar System? _______________
4. What is the major component of Saturn's atmosphere? _____________________
5. Saturn is the most oblate planet in our Solar System Does this mean that it is shaped like a pear or a flattened sphere? _____________________
6. How many named moons does Saturn have? _______________________
7. How thick are Saturn's rings?_______________________
8. Who discovered Saturn's rings in 1610 using a 20-power telescope? _______________________
9. What is the name of the major division in Saturn's rings? ______________________
10. Titan is the biggest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in the solar system. What is the largest moon in the Solar System and what planet does it orbit? _________________ which orbits _______________
