Exploring Mars: Mysteries and Discoveries

Exploring Mars: Mysteries and Discoveries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main reasons Elon Musk is interested in Mars?

To build a space tourism destination

To conduct scientific experiments

To establish a human colony by 2050

To find new mineral resources

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Mars often referred to as the 'Red Planet'?

Due to its red-colored atmosphere

Because of its frequent volcanic eruptions

Due to its iron-rich minerals giving it a rust color

Because of its proximity to the Sun

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence suggests that Mars might have supported life in the past?

Presence of active volcanoes

Frequent meteor impacts

Discovery of ancient fossils

Gullies and dry lake beds indicating past water flow

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason scientists believe Mars' atmosphere was once thicker?

Presence of active volcanoes

Evidence of a greenhouse effect

Frequent meteor impacts

Current atmospheric pressure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a significant challenge for life on Mars today?

High levels of oxygen

Frequent volcanic eruptions

Thin atmosphere and UV radiation

Lack of sunlight

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual objects have been detected in images from the Curiosity Rover?

Human-like statues and sarcophagi

Flowing rivers

Alien spacecraft

Active volcanoes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one theory about the structures found on Mars?

They are remnants of meteor impacts

They are modern human constructions

They were built by ancient Martian civilizations

They are natural rock formations

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