Movie: The Martian

What causes the crew to abort their mission?

• The oxygenator breaks, so their supply of breathable air is limited.

• Their efforts to grow crops have not been successful enough.

• A strong storm threatens to tip over their ascent vehicle.

• One of the crew members is ill.

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Why didn't Watney die of decompression?

• He ate enough of his rations to overcome the internal force.

• He used duct tape to seal the breaches in his suit created by the Mars dust.

• The unusually high temperatures increased the atmospheric pressure enough to allow him to survive long enough to return to the Hab.

• The antenna that punctured his suit and his blood managed to seal the breach in his suit.

Astronaut Mark Watney's specialization is ____________.

• Botany

• Flight systems

• Geology

• Medicine

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This Mars lander had a rover named Sojourner. It stopped communicating with Earth on September 27, 1997. In the movie, Watney uses it to communicate with Earth.

• Opportunity

• Challenger

• Pathfinder

• Voyager

This is the real place that rocket fuel was invented (as mentioned in the movie) and that helps Watney by simulating the different adjustments he had to make to the Hab, the Ares, and the Rover.

• NASA (national aeronautics and space agency)

• SpaceX

• ISS (International Space Station)

• JPL (jet propulsion lab)

After making initial contact with NASA, what code does Watney use to communicate with them?

• Hexadecimals

• Wolfram code

• Java

• Morse

What type of crop does Watney grow on Mars?

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Soybeans

• Wheat

What does Watney need to alter to increase his launch speed in the MAV?

• He must reduce the weight by removing many parts, such as the nose cone and seats.

• He must burn off excess fuel, leaving the minimal quantity required for launch.

• He must use the radioactive thermo-electric generator (plutonium) to power the MAV.

• He has to hack the computer code to control the launch thrust.

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According to Watney, the earliest that another manned mission could rescue him is in four years. How long is his habitat, or “Hab” designed to last?

• 3 days

• 31 days

• 310 days

• 60 days

• 6 weeks

In order to survive, Watney needs to grow food. What does he mix into the soil to provide the needed bacteria?

• human feces

• martian feces

• decayed plants

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