Mars

What is Mars "Nickname"

• Earth's neighbor

• The red planet

• chocolate

• Twix

Who discovered Mars

• Mr.Frankowski

• Jimmy Neutron

• Galileo Galilei

• Johnny Appleseed

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

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Orbiter

• Rover

Mars have no moons

• true

• false

How many moons does Mars have?

• none
• 1
• 2
• 3

Can it rain on mars?

• yes

• no

• maybe

• ever 4 years

Has there been water on Mars?

• Yes
• Evidence that there was
• Evidence that there wasn't
• No

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

Fill in the blank:
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun

• 5th
• 4th
• 3rd

Astronomers are convinced that liquid water was present on Mars in the past because

• huge subsurface deposits of ice have been seen with X-ray telescopes.
• during each martian summer large lakes are observed as the polar cap melts.
•  there is a huge amount of water vapor in martian clouds.
• the surface has water-cut channels on it.