MARS

Where does Mars fall in the order of the Solar System's planets?

• Second

• Fourth

• Sixth

• Fifth

Mars is named for a god in which mythology?

• Greek

• Roman

• Norse

• Turkish

A common nickname for Mars is ...

• The New Hope

• The Floating World

• The Red Planet

• The Fifth Element

What gives Mars its distinctive red color?

• Iron oxide in the soil

• Refraction of sunlight in the atmosphere

• Radioactive isotopes in its atmosphere

How many moons does Mars have?

• one

• two

• three

• zero

A year on Mars is ______.

• about the same as on Earth

• 687 days long

• 121 days long

Mars has about the same amount of gravity that Earth has.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Scientists think there was once water in rivers on Mars because ______.

• There are tall mountains.

• There are polar ice caps

• It looks like rivers carved out gullies and canyons.

A day on Mars is ______.

• about the same as on Earth

• 36 hours long

• 141 hours long

About how long does it take to travel to Mars?

• 2 months

• 1 year

• 8 months