Mars and the Martian Movie

What term (word) means having the conditions necessary to support life?

• biosphere

• landform

• habitable

• geological process

According to the graphic, what is the second most abundant gas in the Mars atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Oxygen

Answer explanation

The graphic shows the Nitrogen makes up 2.7% of the Mars atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the most abundant with 95.32%

What term (word) represents the mixture of gases surrounding a planet?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Mars is a place to look for life because

• The temperature is cool but still warm enough for life.

• There is evidence of Water under the surface.

• Both

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these types of planets

• rocky planets

• gas giants

• life producing

• perfect spheres

Why are people so interested in looking for past and current life on Mars? Choose all that apply.

• There is frozen water at the poles

• There are water erosion features on the surface

• There are sedimentary rocks

• There are minerals that only form in water

When did the U.S. first land a rover on the surface of Mars?

• 1967

• 1977

• 1987

• 1997

How much did it cost to build the Perseverance rover?

• 10.2 million dollars

• 100.5 million dollars

• 1.3 billion dollars

• 2.7 billion dollars

About how big is the Perseverance rover?

• The size of a sports car

• The size of an 18 wheel truck

• The size of a golf cart

• The size of an SUV

Match the word with the definition

• Collection of gases, dust, and billions of stars

• Solar System

• Large celestial body that revolves around a star (Sun)

• Orbit

• Path that an object takes around another object in space

• Gravity

• Consists of the Sun and other celestial bodies that are orbiting around it.

• Galaxy

• Force of attraction between objects with mass

• Planet