CFU #5 Mission to Mars

True or False: The gravity on Mars is greater than the gravity on Earth

• True

• False

Mars receives more or less sunlight than Earth?

• less

• more

What is Mar's atmosphere mostly made of?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• H2O

Mars is the ______ planet from the Sun.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 4th

• 6th

What type of planet is Mars?

• Dwarf planet

• Gas giant planet

• Terrestrial planet

• Ice giant planet

Which of the following best describes the surface of Mars?

• Cloudy and hot with lots of volcanoes

• Cold, rocky, and covered in red dust

• A thick layer of hydrogen gas

• Mostly water surface with some areas of dry land

A 100 pound person on Earth would weigh around _____pounds on Mars.

• 38

• 380

• 3,800

• -38

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is one of NASA's goals for Mars exploration?

• To characterize Mars' geology

• To explore Mars' oceans

• To photograph Mars' rings

• To find diamonds on Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following are energy sources used by Nasa's rovers? (select all that apply)

• Solar power

• Batteries

• Unstable atoms (radioisotopes)

• Wind energy

The study of potential life in space is called...

• Meteorology

• Biology

• Astrobiology

• Astrophysics