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WorksheetsEarth and Mars
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Complete the following sentence using the information from the article.
Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered in ________.
Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered in ________.
a)
gas
b)
water
c)
land
d)
buidlings
2.
Complete the following sentence using the information from the article.
Earth is ____________ years old.
Earth is ____________ years old.
a)
4.5 billion
b)
93 million
c)
4.5 million
d)
93 billion
3.
Complete the following sentence using the information from the article.
Earth is the _______ planet from the sun.
Earth is the _______ planet from the sun.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fifth
4.
Complete the following sentence using the information from the article.
Earth is the ______ largest planet in our solar system.
Earth is the ______ largest planet in our solar system.
a)
third
b)
fifth
c)
fourth
d)
second
5.
Complete the following sentence using the information from the article.
Earth is ______ miles away from the sun.
Earth is ______ miles away from the sun.
a)
93 million
b)
4.5 billion
c)
93 billion
d)
45 million
6.
What causes the day and night?
a)
The rotation of Earth.
b)
The moon moving around the Earth.
c)
Earth orbiting the sun.
d)
Wind moving across the Earth.
7.
Which sentence from the first paragraph is an opinion?
a)
Earth is the only place in the entire universe where we know that life exists.
b)
That makes Earth very special.
c)
That means Earth doesn't get to hot or cold, unlike all the other planets.
8.
Which sentence correctly describes the Earth's layers?
a)
The crust is below the mantle.
b)
The mantel is below the core.
c)
The mantle is above the crust.
d)
The mantle is below the crust.
9.
Scientist who study the Earth are called...
a)
geologists
b)
geography
c)
geomotrists
d)
geologicalists
10.
How did Mars get its reddish color?
a)
From rust and other minerals in its soil.
b)
From Martians leaving trash laying around.
c)
From the Earth.
d)
From blood.
11.
Which fact about Mars is true?
a)
Mars is the only planet with soil?
b)
Mars is the only planet with volcanoes.
c)
Mars is the closest planet to the sun.
d)
Mars is Earth's neighbor.
12.
What is Olympus Mons?
a)
A canyon
b)
A crater
c)
A Volcano
d)
A moon
13.
True or False:
Mars is closer to the sun than Earth.
Mars is closer to the sun than Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Which is one way Mars and Earth are similar?
a)
There are humans living on both Earth and Mars.
b)
Both Earth and Mars have canyons.
c)
Both Earth and Mars are the same distance from the sun.
d)
Both Earth and Mars have a state called Missouri.
15.
Which of these is an opinion about Mars?
a)
There is life on Mars.
b)
Mars is rust colored.
c)
Pictures from Mars are sent back to Earth.
d)
NASA has plans for a manned mission to Mars.
16.
The radio-controlled robots sent to Mars are called...
a)
machines
b)
rovers
c)
cameras
d)
microscopes
17.
Why do scientists believe there may have been life on Mars?
a)
Little green men have appeared on Earth.
b)
Scientists have found meteorites on Earth.
c)
The rovers have seen Martians.
d)
Movies have shown Martians exsist.
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