The Go Jetters Explore the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah
In The Go Jetters Explore the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah, the Go Jetters crew checks out the salt-covered surface of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Ubercorn shares funky facts about this dried up lake, including just how fast we can drive on its surface, and how it was created. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
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Q: How were the salt flats created?
A: A huge salt lake evaporated and salt was left behind.
Q: What is the salt flat especially good for?
A: It’s great for driving fast. A car has driven as fast as an airplane on the salt flats.
Q: What do you think you would see if you visited the salt flats?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may mention white salt sand, a crater, etc.