Mars Quiz

Mars has rocky, dusty TERRAIN. What does TERRAIN mean?

• wet

• land

• weather

• moons

Which mineral causes Mars' surface to be red?

• iron

• lead

• silver

• gold

How are Earth and Mars alike?

• Both get a lot of rainfall and snowfall.

• Both can support plants and animals.

• Both have mountains and canyons.

• Both have oceans of liquid water.

Which sentence if FALSE?

• Mars has two moons.

• Mars has volcanoes.

• Mars is about half the size of Earth.

• Mars is between Jupiter and Saturn.

Which tool do scientists use to explore the surface of Mars and collect rock and dust samples?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Orbiter

• Rover

Of the eight known planets, Mars is the fourth largest.

• True
• False

Like Earth, the poles of Mars are covered in ice. 

• True
• False

The Martian “day” is about half as long as a day on Earth.

• True
• False

What does a planet need in order to be habitable?

• Water

• Source of energy

• Both A + B

• Houses

Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the solar system.

• True

• False