Mostly Mars some Venus

This planet has an extremely thick atmosphere of CO₂, causing a runaway greenhouse effect on its surface.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Mars's diameter is what fraction of the Earth's diameter?

• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 2X

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Names of Mars rovers that have collected data in the past and one planned for the future include;

• Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity
• Espirit, Chance, Curiosity
• Spirit, Chance, Olympus
• Olympus, Marineris, Spirit

How high does Olympus Mons stand, the highest point in the solar system?

• 35,000 feet
• six miles high
• 17 miles high
• 23 miles high

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Valles Marineris was described as a titanic canyon system with what dimensions?

• 2 thousand feet long, six miles deep
• 2,500 miles long, 6,000 feet deep
• 2,500 miles long, 17 miles deep
• twenty-five hundred miles long, six miles deep

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Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?

• high abundance of iron oxides
• red daytime sky
• light bent towards the red spectrum
• none of these answer choices

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Mars has two moons; what are their names?

• Phobos and Deisha
• Deisha and Seimos
• Seimos and Deimos
• Phobos and Deimos

How long would the trip to Mars take traveling one way using current technology?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 2 years

• 4 years

How long is a Martian day?

• 24 hours

• 39 hours

• 24 hours 39 mins

• 36 hours

How many rings?

• yes

• 2

• 0

• 9