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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
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Traveler’s Guide to the Planets – Saturn Video Worksheet
1. How many times farther from Earth is Saturn than Jupiter?
a. Same distance
b. Twice as far.
c. Three times as far.
d. Four times as far.
2. We can learn about rings around other planets by studying Saturn’s rings.
a. True
b. False
3. Saturn is the _____________ largest planet.
a. second
b. third
c. fourth
d. fifth
4. Saturn is a…
a. gas giant.
b. rocky world.
5. Saturn is _____________ times larger than Earth. (Enter a Number)
6. If you had a large enough bucket of water, and dropped Saturn in to the bucket, it
would...
a. neither sink nor float.
b. sink.
c. float.
7. Saturn has a solid surface.
a. True
b. False
8. Which space probes have studied Saturn? (There are two or more answers to
this question.)
a. New Horizons
b. MESSENGER
c. Voyager 1
d. Voyager 2
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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
9. Ring particles range from _____________ to _____________. (There are two
answers to this question.)
a. small moons
b. boulders
c. fine dust particles
d. mountains
10. The diameter of Saturn from ring-to-ring is the distance from _____________ to
the _____________. (There are two answers to this question.)
a. Earth
b. Mars
c. Moon
d. Sun
11. Row after row of these were found at the south pole of Enceladus.
a. Volcanoes
b. Lakes
c. Streams
d. Geysers
12. Some scientists believe there might be life in the ocean under the ice surface of
Enceladus.
a. True
b. False
13. This ring is formed by the geysers on Enceladus.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
f. F
g. G
14. Saturn’s moon Titan is larger than which Solar System bodies? (There are two or
more answers to this question.)
a. Neptune
b. Mars
c. Mercury
d. Pluto
15. Three moons in the Solar System, including Titan, have an atmosphere.
a. True
b. False
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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
16. Saturn is so far away from Earth, it took how long for a signal _______ hours to
reach Earth. (Enter a number.)
17. In addition to Titan, where else do we find liquid on the surface of a planet or
moon in our Solar System?
a. Triton
b. Enceladus
c. Venus
d. Earth
18. What features are found on the surface of Titan?
a. Mountains
b. Lakes
c. Sand Dunes
d. Rivers
e. Volcanoes
f. All of the above
19. If life exists on Titan, it could exist anywhere
a. True
b. False
20. Scientists are proposing to send what to explore Titan?
a. Robotic airplane
b. Robotic balloon
c. Probe orbiting Titan
d. Rover
21. The Cassini probe will eventually crash into Saturn.
a. True
b. False
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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
Traveler’s Guide to the Planets – Saturn Video Worksheet – Key
1. How many times farther from Earth is Saturn than Jupiter?
b. Twice as far.
2. We can learn about rings around other planets by studying Saturn’s rings.
a. True
3. Saturn is the _____________ largest planet.
a. second
4. Saturn is a…
a. gas giant.
5. Saturn is _____________ times larger than Earth. (Enter a Number)
765
6. If you had a large enough bucket of water, and dropped Saturn in to the bucket, it
would...
c. float.
7. Saturn has a solid surface.
a. True
b. False
8. Which space probes have studied Saturn? (There are two or more answers to
this question.)
c. Voyager 1; d. Voyager 2
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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
9. Ring particles range from _____________ to _____________. (There are two
answers to this question.)
b. boulders; c. fine dust particles
10. The diameter of Saturn from ring-to-ring is the distance from _____________ to
_____________. (There are two answers to this question.)
a. Earth, c. Moon
11. Row after row of these were found at the south pole of Enceladus.
d. Geysers
12. Some scientists believe there might be life in the ocean under the ice surface of
Enceladus.
a. True
13. This ring is formed by the geysers on Enceladus.
e. E
14. Saturn’s moon Titan is larger than which Solar System bodies? (There are two or
more answers to this question.)
c. Mercury; d. Pluto
15. Three moons in the Solar System, including Titan, have an atmosphere.
b. False
16. Saturn is so far away from Earth, it took how long for a signal from Titan to reach
Earth?
1
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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
17. In addition to Titan, where else do we find liquid on the surface of a planet or
moon in our Solar System?
d. Earth
18. What features are found on the surface of Titan?
f. All of the above
19. If life exists on Titan, it could exist anywhere
a. True
20. Scientists are proposing to send what to explore Titan?
b. Robotic balloon
21. The Cassini probe will eventually crash into Saturn.
a. True
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Objective – Watching a DVD, I can identify properties of the planets.
Traveler’s Guide to the Planets – Saturn Video Worksheet –
Scoring Guide
1. b
2. a (2 choices)
3. a
4. a (2 choices)
5. 765
6. c (3 choices)
7. b (2 choices)
8. c, d
9. b, c
10. a, c
11. d
12. a (2 choices)
13. e (7 choices)
14. c, d
15. b (2 choices)
16. 1
17. d
18. f (6 choices)
19. a (2 choices)
20 b
21. a (2 choices)
Scoring Guide
20-21 – 4
18-19 – 3.5
15-17 – 3
14 – 2.5
12-13 – 2
10-11 – 1.5
9–1
1-8 – .5
0–0
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