Exploring Mars with InSight

Exploring Mars with InSight

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of the InSight mission launched by NASA?

To determine the structure of Mars' interior

To explore the surface of Mars for water

To search for signs of life on Mars

To study the Martian atmosphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following instruments is used by InSight to measure tectonic activity on Mars?

Spectrometer

Magnetometer

Seismometer

Thermal camera

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the heat probe on InSight contribute to the mission's objectives?

By detecting magnetic field variations

By capturing images of the Martian surface

By measuring the temperature and heat flow within Mars

By analyzing the chemical composition of Martian rocks

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What analogy is used to describe the function of InSight's seismometers?

Taking a photograph of a planet

Conducting a CT scan of a planet

Mapping the surface of a planet

Performing an X-ray of a planet

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What broader understanding might the InSight mission contribute to?

The history of water on Mars

The weather patterns on Mars

The potential for life on gas giants

The formation of rocky planets and the conditions for life

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