The Red Planet Quiz

What are impact craters?

• The use of science tools or ideas

• Traveled around something in a curved path

• How hot or cold something is

• Bowl-shaped dents in the ground caused by large space rocks hitting a planet or moon

What is technology?

• The use of science tools or ideas

• Traveled around something in a curved path

• How hot or cold something is

• Bowl-shaped dents in the ground caused by large space rocks hitting a planet or moon

What does orbited mean?

• The use of science tools or ideas

• Traveled around something in a curved path

• How hot or cold something is

• Bowl-shaped dents in the ground caused by large space rocks hitting a planet or moon

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is temperature?

• The use of science tools or ideas

• Traveled around something in a curved path

• How hot or cold something is

• Bowl-shaped dents in the ground caused by large space rocks hitting a planet or moon

What is the surface area of Mars compared to Earth?

• About the same as all of Earth's land put together

• Twice as large as Earth's land

• Half the size of Earth's land

• Three times the size of Earth's land

When did spacecraft first start visiting Mars?

• 1959

• 1964

• 1969

• 1974

List two things that scientists need to figure out before astronauts can live and work in space for such a long time.

Why is the surface of Mars covered with meteor impact craters, while Earth’s surface has relatively few craters?

• Mars is larger than Earth, so it gets hit with more meteors.

• Mars is an older planet, so it has a longer history of meteor impacts.

• Earth’s less dense water surface attracts fewer meteors

• Mars' atmosphere is much thinner than Earth's; it allows more impact craters to hit the planet.

A crater is a small planetary impact from a celestial body.

• true

• false

Study the diagram at the end of the article. In your own words, explain what it shows.

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7