Saturn: Facts and Features

Saturn: Facts and Features

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video provides an overview of Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun. It highlights Saturn's massive size, being the second largest planet in the solar system, and its unique features such as its extensive ring system and strong atmospheric winds. The video also explains Saturn's orbit, rotation, and the fact that it is a gas giant with no solid surface, making it impossible to land on.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which planet is the sixth from the Sun?

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Saturn's size compare to Earth's?

It is the same size as Earth.

It is twice as large as Earth.

It has a volume 760 times greater than Earth.

It is smaller than Earth.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take Saturn to complete one orbit around the Sun?

12 Earth years

50 Earth years

5 Earth years

29 Earth years

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are Saturn's rings primarily composed of?

Water and soil

Gas and dust

Ice and rock

Metal and sand

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the striped appearance of Saturn?

Strong winds in its atmosphere

Ocean currents

Volcanic activity

Magnetic fields

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum speed of winds on Saturn?

2,500 kilometers per hour

500 kilometers per hour

1,800 kilometers per hour

1,000 kilometers per hour

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't you land on Saturn?

It is too far from Earth.

It is too hot.

It has a solid surface.

It is made mostly of hydrogen gas.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Saturn primarily composed of?

Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Hydrogen gas