Mission to Mars

Why should we go to MARS?

• to ensure the survival of the species

• to discover new life

• discoveries in science and technology from the MARS mission can benefit medicine and agriculture

• to inspire the next generation of space explorers

• all of these are reasons to go to MARS

MARS is the ____ planet from the sun.

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 8th

Most of the atmosphere of MARS is composed of ___.

• carbon dioxide CO²

• oxygen

• carbon monoxide

• nitrogen gas

Mars has an atmosphere containing what percentage of carbon dioxide?

• 76%

• 95%

• 27%

• greater than 95%

How many moons does MARS have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 10

MARs has two moons; what are their names?

• Phobos and Deisha

• Seimos and Deimos

• Deisha and Seimos

• Phobos and Deimos

How long is one year on MARS?

• 365 days

• 687 days

• 786 days

• 568

If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, how much will you weigh on Mars?

• 60 pounds

• 38 pounds

• 100 pounds

• 46 pounds

MARS is named after the ROMAN god of

• space

• anger

• strength

• war

How much thinner is the Martian atmosphere than Earths?

• 10 x

• 1000 x

• 100 x

• 2 x