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WorksheetsMartian and Exoplanets
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an exoplanet?
a)
A planet in our solar system
b)
A dead planet
c)
A star that does not have enough mass
d)
A planet outside of our solar system
2.
Water is thought to be what?
a)
Not needed for life.
b)
Necessary for life.
c)
Found on all planets.
d)
Found on the sun.
3.
What do greenhouse gases have to do with how habitable a planet is?
a)
With reflective clouds, it brings the habitable zone closer to the star.
b)
With reflective clouds, it brings the habitable zone farther from the star.
c)
Does not matter.
d)
Creates a danger zone.
4.
How does the type of star change the habitable zone it has?
a)
Too hot of star, pushes the habitable zone father out of the solar system.
b)
Too hot of star, pushes the habitable zone closer to the star.
c)
Does not matter.
d)
Only in Toy Story does it matter.
5.
What is the current number of potentially habitable exoplanets?
a)
11
b)
2,398
c)
52
d)
3,456,897
6.
What is the current number of potentially habitable exoplanets about the size of Earth?
a)
52
b)
3
c)
2456
d)
21
7.
What is the current number of potentially habitable exoplanets larger than the size of Earth?
a)
3
b)
52
c)
30
d)
2,456
8.
Life has been found in other parts of the universe.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Jupiter's gravitational pull (and maybe Saturn's) gives us some protection against comets/asteroids hitting Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A wormhole theoretically would be a short cut to different locations in the Universe.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
In US dollars (2017), it costs ________ dollars to one pound of material into space.
a)
$1,000,0000
b)
$10,000
c)
$10
d)
$20,000
12.
What struck Mark during the sandstorm (in the beginning)?
a)
The oxygenator
b)
The Sorjourner
c)
The RTG
d)
an antenna
13.
What does Mark plan to make by burning oxygen and hydrogen?
a)
Water
b)
Fertilizer
c)
An explosive
d)
Fuel
14.
What are Mark's two specialities (degrees)?
a)
Botanist/Chemical Engineer
b)
Chemical Engineer/Physics
c)
Botanist/Mechanical Engineer
d)
Geologist/Botanist
15.
The crew aborted the mission because of a
a)
Lack of Oxygen
b)
Lack of water
c)
Lack of food
d)
Sandstorm
16.
What food does Watney grow to survie
a)
Carrots
b)
Turnips
c)
Broccoli
d)
Spuds (potatoes)
17.
What country helps NASA try and get food to Watney
a)
Japan
b)
Korea
c)
China
d)
Poland
18.
What happens to the crops when the airlock explodes
a)
They freeze and die
b)
Nothing
c)
They multiply
d)
They are french fried
19.
Mars counts as "international water". Watney is going to commandeer the Ares 4 lander which makes him a
a)
sailor
b)
commander
c)
pirate
d)
pilot
20.
Watney's first name is
a)
Mathew
b)
Mark
c)
Luke
d)
John
21.
What does a exoplanet need to have the possibility of life?
a)
Dan, Landon, And Anthony
b)
Water
c)
Water,land
d)
Water, land, A atmosphere, and a sun like star
22.
The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillion kilometers.
a)
Light-year
b)
Astronomical Unit
c)
Space Mile
d)
Dark-year
23.
Life has been found in other parts of our Solar System.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Life has been found on exoplanets.
a)
True
b)
False
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