Exploring Volcanoes on Earth and Mars

What is the largest volcano known in the solar system?

• Kilauea

• Olympus Mons

• Mount Everest

• Mauna Loa

How does the size of Olympus Mons compare to Earth's largest volcano?

• It is ten times bigger

• It is the same size

• It is twice as big

• It is a hundred times bigger

What is the main reason Olympus Mons is so tall?

• Mars has more gravity

• Mars is closer to the Sun

• Mars has no moving tectonic plates

• Mars has a thicker atmosphere

What are the large, odd-shaped pieces that make up Earth's crust called?

• Continents

• Mountains

• Islands

• Plates

What happens when a tectonic plate moves over a hot spot?

• The hot spot disappears

• The plate stops moving

• A volcano erupts

• A new island forms

Why doesn't Mars have moving tectonic plates like Earth?

• Mars is too small

• Mars is too cold

• Mars' crust is one solid piece

• Mars has no volcanoes

How long has Olympus Mons been growing?

• 115 million years

• 50 million years

• 10 million years

• 200 million years

What is the height of Olympus Mons compared to Mount Everest?

• Half as high

• Same height

• Three times higher

• Twice as high

What is the current status of Olympus Mons' volcanic activity?

• It is definitely active

• It has never been active

• It is definitely inactive

• It might still be active

What would you experience if you reached the peak of Olympus Mons?

• You would be in a desert

• You would be underwater

• You would be in a forest

• You would be in outer space