Mars Volcanic Activity and Implications for Life

Mars Volcanic Activity and Implications for Life

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological feature on Mars is nearly three times taller than Mount Everest?

Tharsis Bulge

Olympus Mons

Hellas Basin

Valles Marineris

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What recent discovery in the Cerberus Fossae region suggests explosive volcanic activity?

A large impact crater

A mysterious dark spot

A new lava flow

A series of small earthquakes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How recently might the volcanic eruption in the Cerberus Fossae region have occurred?

Within the last 200,000 years

Within the last 500,000 years

Within the last 5 million years

Within the last 1 million years

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What potential trigger for volcanic activity on Mars is mentioned in the video?

A solar flare

A change in atmospheric pressure

A shift in Mars' orbit

A nearby impact crater

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge did NASA's InSight lander face in studying Mars' subsurface?

Heat probe couldn't penetrate the surface

Inability to detect Mars quakes

Failure to deploy solar panels

Communication issues with Earth