Mars Facts

Imagine you are an astronaut and you discover a new planet. This planet has all the necessary conditions for life. What would you call this planet?

• a biosphere

• inhospitable

• habitable

• atmospheric

You are a space explorer and you land on a planet that has a solid surface, similar to Earth and Mars. What type of planet would you categorize it as?

• Rocky planet

• Smokey planet

• Super planet

• Gas planet

In a company, what would you call a group of departments working together to achieve a common goal?

• System

• Model

• Reasoning

• Evidence

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Imagine you are a teacher trying to explain a complex concept to your students. How would you define the term 'MODEL' in this context?

• An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.

• A scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system.

• Any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars.

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Imagine you are observing a long, narrow groove formed by the flow of water, lava, or other liquid in a geographical landscape. What would you call this?

• channel

• canyon

• river

• stream

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You are a space scientist and you are comparing the geosphere of Mars and Earth. Which of the following would you find in both?

• Earthquake activity

• Lots of craters

• Evidence of volcanic activity

Imagine you are a space explorer comparing Earth's and Mars' hydrospheres. What is a common feature you would find in both?

• Both have frozen water.

• Both have waterfalls.

• There are no similarities.

• Both have liquid water.

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Consider a scenario where you are explaining the concept of Earth, Mars, and other rocky planets to a group of students. How would you describe these planets?

• As Landforms

• As Channels

• As Biospheres

• As Systems

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You are a space explorer visiting a new planet. You notice that the sphere of this planet contains a mixture of gases, similar to Earth's, which is mostly nitrogen, some O2, and some CO2. What is this sphere called?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

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When two mountains on different continents look identical, we can assume

• they were formed by different processes

• they were formed by the same geologic processes

• they are not related

• they may or may not be somewhat close to each other in location

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