Exploring Pluto with New Horizons

Exploring Pluto with New Horizons

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main goal of NASA's New Horizons mission?

To orbit around Pluto

To land on Pluto

To bring back samples from Pluto

To fly by and study Pluto

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the New Horizons mission compare to the Mariner 4 mission to Mars?

Both missions are focused on studying planetary rings

Both missions are expected to revolutionize knowledge about their respective planets

Both missions are expected to reveal lush landscapes

Both missions aim to land on their respective planets

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenges does the Hubble Space Telescope face when observing Pluto?

Pluto is too far away

Pluto is too close to the Sun

Pluto is too bright

Pluto is moving too fast

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What potential risks does the New Horizons spacecraft face during its flyby of Pluto?

Running out of fuel

Colliding with Pluto's atmosphere

Getting lost in space

Encountering debris from Pluto's moons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some of the scientific predictions made about Pluto before the New Horizons flyby?

Pluto is covered in oceans

Pluto has possible rings and geysers

Pluto is inhabited by life forms

Pluto has a thick atmosphere

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