Storms On Saturn - Worksheet

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STORMS
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1 Warm up
Complete the quiz about extreme conditions on Earth.
1. The lowest winter temperature ever recorded was -89.2°C, in Siberia, Russia / Greenland / Antarctica.
2. A hurricane is powerful tropical storm. In a category 5 hurricane, winds reach a speed of 155 km
per hour / 252 km per hour / 358 km per hour.
3. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye / calm / mouth of the storm.
4. A dust devil is a type of dust storm that occurs in very dry places. The largest dust devils can be
10 m / 100 m / 1000 m tall.
5. Thejet stream is a strong wind that moves from west to east. Because of the jet stream, flights
from New York to London are usually around 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours faster than flights
from London to New York.
6. Radiation is energy which comes from nuclear reactions. The town of Ramsar, in Iran, has dangerously
high levels of radiation which come from a local nuclear power plant / the rocks in the area / space.
7. Lemon juice is an acid with a pH value of 2; water has a pH value of 7. Scientists have discovered
life in an acidic hot spring (pH 0.2) in Ethiopia, East Africa / Death Valley, California, USA / Alice
Springs, Australia.
Have you ever experienced extreme weather or conditions?
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2 Watch for main idea
You are going to watch a video called Extreme Weather on Other Planets. Before you watch, match
the planets with the extreme weather condition that you think occurs there. Then watch to check
your ideas.
1. Mercury a. acid rain
2. Venus b. dust storms
3. Mars c. giant hurricanes
4. Jupiter d. long winters
5. Saturn e. powerful jet stream
6. Uranus f. radiation storms
7. Neptune g. strong winds
Is there anything in the video which surprised you?
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3 Vocabulary
Match these words from the video with their definitions.
1. astronomer a. a person who studies stars, planets and moons
2. atmosphere b. be greater than
3. exceed c. dangerous to your health
4. phenomenon d. something unusual or interesting that we can experience with our

senses
5. rotate e. the material on the ground in which plants grow
6. soil f. the mixture of gases around a planet
7. spin g. turn in a circle
8. toxic h. turn in a circle, especially at high speed
phenomenon has an irregular plural form – do you know what it is?
Can you think of more examples of:
1. Things which spin or rotate?

2. Things which can be toxic?
3. Gases which are part of the earth’s atmosphere?

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4 Watch for detail
Read the questions and try to remember the answers. Then watch the video again to check your
ideas.
Why doesn’t Mercury have real weather?
1.
How long would it take for the acid rain on Venus to eat through your skin?
2.
How long can dust storms last on Mars?
3.
What is the minimum age of the Red Spot on Jupiter?
4.
When did astronomers discover The Little Red Spot (Oval BA) on Jupiter?
5.
On Saturn, a giant cloud system is rotating at the North Pole. How does the size of this system compare
to a similar structure on Earth?
6.
Why does Uranus have the most extreme weather in the solar system?
7.
What is the maximum wind speed on Neptune?
8.

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5 Language point
When a text is very rich in information, punctuation and intonation help to stage the delivery and
support the reader or listener in understanding.
Read the information about Jupiter from the video and add capital letters, commas and full-stops to
organise the information into sentences. Remember that a sentence usually expresses one idea, and
occasionally two.
and the weather on Jupiter isn’t any better of course there’s the Great Red Spot a
hurricane-like storm that’s been raging for at least 300 years but there’s another storm
on Jupiter that’s equally powerful with wind speeds twice as fast as a category 5
hurricane its name is Oval BA otherwise known as the little red spot but it’s hardly
little it’s actually about the size of earth and it’s been growing in size since
astronomers discovered it in 2000
Use the transcript to check your answers.

Listen to the speaker in this part of the video (01:15-01:45).
1. What does the speaker do when she reaches a comma or a full-stop?

2. Does the speaker’s voice go up or down when she finishes explaining one piece of information?
Read the sentences out loud, copying the intonation from the speaker in the video.
What rules of formal writing does this text ignore?
6 Talking point
Answer these questions in pairs or small groups.
1. Which planet do you think has the most extreme conditions compared to Earth? Which planet is
the most similar?
2. Why do humans want to explore other planets?
3. How can scientists plan to overcome the technical problems posed by the extreme conditions on
other planets?
4. In the video, Earth is described as "just right". How does it make you feel when you consider the
extreme conditions on other planets in our solar system and beyond?
5. Is it worth spending a lot of money on space exploration or do you think there are other things we
should spend money on?
6. What’s the difference between astronomy and astrology? Are you interested in either of these
subjects? Why/not?

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7 Optional extension
A mnemonic /nI’m6n.Ik/ is a pattern of words or letters which assists in remembering difficult information.
For example, you could use this sentence to remember how plants and animals are classified (kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, species): Kangaroos play chess on fuzzy green squares.
1. How does this technique help people remember difficult information?

2. Invent a mnemonic sentence in English to help you remember the order of the planets moving out
from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.


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Complete the quiz about extreme conditions on Earth.

Have you ever experienced extreme weather or conditions?

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2 Watch for main idea

1. Mercury a. acid rain

2. Venus b. dust storms

3. Mars c. giant hurricanes

4. Jupiter d. long winters

5. Saturn e. powerful jet stream

6. Uranus f. radiation storms

7. Neptune g. strong winds

Is there anything in the video which surprised you?

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Match these words from the video with their deﬁnitions.

1. astronomer a. a person who studies stars, planets and moons

2. atmosphere b. be greater than

3. exceed c. dangerous to your health

4. phenomenon d. something unusual or interesting that we can experience with our

6. soil f. the mixture of gases around a planet

7. spin g. turn in a circle

8. toxic h. turn in a circle, especially at high speed

phenomenon has an irregular plural form – do you know what it is?

Can you think of more examples of:

1. Things which spin or rotate?

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4 Watch for detail

Why doesn’t Mercury have real weather?

How long can dust storms last on Mars?

What is the minimum age of the Red Spot on Jupiter?

What is the maximum wind speed on Neptune?

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astronomers discovered it in 2000

Use the transcript to check your answers.

1. What does the speaker do when she reaches a comma or a full-stop?

What rules of formal writing does this text ignore?

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1. How does this technique help people remember diﬃcult information?

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