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Mars

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mars's diameter is what fraction of the Earth's diameter?
a)
1/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
2X
2.
Mars has an atmosphere containing what percentage of carbon dioxide?
a)
70%
b)
27%
c)
95%
d)
greater than 95%
3.
Fill in the blank:
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun
a)
5th
b)
4th
c)
3rd
4.
Astronomers are convinced that liquid water was present on Mars in the past because
a)
huge subsurface deposits of ice have been seen with X-ray telescopes.
b)
during each martian summer large lakes are observed as the polar cap melts.
c)
 there is a huge amount of water vapor in martian clouds.
d)
the surface has water-cut channels on it.
5.
How many moons does Mars have?
a)
none
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
6.
Has there been water on Mars?
a)
Yes
b)
Evidence that there was
c)
Evidence that there wasn't
d)
No
7.
Why do scientists call the rovers "robot geologists?"
a)
They take images of rocks
b)
They have an arm with 4 tools
c)
They analyze rocks and soil
d)
All of the above
8.

If you weighed 100 lbs. on Earth, you would weigh_____lbs. on Mars

a)

100 lbs.

b)

200.lbs.

c)

83 lbs.

d)

38 lbs.

9.

A year on Mars is almost ___________ times as long as a year on Earth

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Twice

d)

Six

10.

The Mars Rovers were designed and built at ___________ in Pasadena, Ca.

a)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

b)

NASA

c)

Space X

d)

Mars Labs Inc.

11.

The Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity were launched in the year __________

a)

2000

b)

2012

c)

2003

d)

1981

12.

Why is it important to study rocks on Mars? Boring old rocks?

a)

Rocks hold the clues to weather

b)

Rocks hold the clues to water

c)

Rocks hold the clues to microbes (bacteria)

d)

All of the above

13.

Mars is worth the effort it takes to explore because . . .

a)

It might have had life at some point, a long, long, time ago.

b)

It has confirmed life, for sure.

c)

It has water

d)

It has a thin atmosphere