Mars Rover WebQuest Challenge

How much does the Perserverance rover weigh? (When it was weighed on Earth)

• 2,260 lbs

• 1,890 lbs

• 2,374 lbs

• 1,957 lbs

Which part of the rover takes measurements of temperature, wind speed and direction, pressure, relative humidity, and dust size and shape?

• The Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX

• SuperCam

• Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC)

• Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA)

What is the landing site called of the Perserverance Rover?

• Gale Crater

• Jezero Crater

• Hellas Panetia

• Zunil Crater

What is something the Perserverance rover is doing to prepare for human landing?

• Searching for edible material

• Testing oxygen production from CO2

• Finding shelters such as caves

• Comparing temperatures at different latitudes

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

How many Earth days did it take for the Perserverance Rover to fly to mars?

• 204

• 186

• 198

• 233

The Perserverance Rover is searching for evidence of what form of life by observing soil in a the bed of what was once a lake?

• Dinosaur fossils

• Animal fossils

• Micro organisms

• Insect organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1