Exploring Amazing Space Facts and Planets

Exploring Amazing Space Facts and Planets

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

2nd Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-3, MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mia Campbell

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
,
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
,
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
The video introduces Saturn, who shares fascinating space facts. It compares the Sun to UY Scuti, highlighting the star's massive size. Mars discusses its blue sunsets, supported by NASA's Curiosity Rover images, and shares a space joke. The video explains why Io, a moon of Jupiter, resembles a pizza due to volcanic craters. It also clarifies why space is silent, as sound needs a medium to travel. Venus's unique backward spin is explored, with possible reasons for this phenomenon. Uranus briefly mentions its unusual spin, but the video concludes before delving deeper.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many Earths can fit inside the Sun?

1.3 million

1700

1000

2.3 billion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the diameter of UY Scuti?

1.3 million km

100,000 km

2.3 billion km

1700 km

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How far would UY Scuti's surface stretch if it replaced our Sun?

Past Mars

Up to Venus

Just past Earth

Beyond Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What color are sunsets on Mars?

Orange

Blue

Yellow

Red

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the moon Io look like a pizza?

Ice

Cheese

Forests

Volcanic craters

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does sound travel?

Through light

Through water only

Through air, water, or material

Instantly

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is there no sound in space?

Because there's no air

Because sound doesn't exist

Because it's a vacuum

Because it's too cold

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