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WorksheetsMars pre-test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the diameter of Mars?
a)
4,220 miles
b)
9,999 miles
c)
90 miles
d)
250 miles
2.
How far is Mars from the sun?
a)
141.6 million km
b)
300 million miles
c)
232 million km
d)
141.6 million miles
3.
How long is a Martian year?
a)
365 days
b)
687 days
c)
689 days
d)
210 days
4.
How long is a Martian day?
a)
24 hours
b)
39 hours
c)
24 hours 39 mins
d)
36 hours
5.
Mars's diameter is what fraction of the Earth's diameter?
a)
1/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
2X
6.
Names of Mars rovers that have collected data in the past and one planned for the future include;
a)
Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity
b)
Espirit, Chance, Curiosity
c)
Spirit, Chance, Olympus
d)
Olympus, Marineris, Spirit
7.
How high does Olympus Mons stand, the highest point in the solar system?
a)
35,000 feet
b)
six miles high
c)
17 miles high
d)
23 miles high
8.
Olympus Mons stands how many times greater than Mount Everest?
a)
3 times
b)
5 times
c)
17 times
d)
24 times
9.
Valles Marineris was described as a titanic canyon system with what dimensions?
a)
2 thousand feet long, six miles deep
b)
2,500 miles long, 6,000 feet deep
c)
2,500 miles long, 17 miles deep
d)
twenty-five hundred miles long, six miles deep
10.
Mars has an atmosphere containing what percentage of carbon dioxide?
a)
70%
b)
27%
c)
95%
d)
greater than 95%
11.
Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?
a)
high abundance of iron oxides
b)
red daytime sky
c)
light bent towards the red spectrum
d)
none of these answer choices
12.
Mars has two moons; what are their names?
a)
Phobos and Deisha
b)
Deisha and Seimos
c)
Seimos and Deimos
d)
Phobos and Deimos
13.
The temperature ranges on the Martian surface between what two points?
a)
-195 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit
b)
-195 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit
c)
-195 and 70 degrees Centigrade
d)
-195 and 85 degrees Centigrade
14.
Which of the following characteristics does not describe Mars?
a)
extremely dry, extremely cold
b)
extremely cold, no ice present
c)
no ice present, teeming with life
d)
extremely dry, cold, and dead
15.
How strong is the gravitational pull on Mars?
a)
1/4 Earth's gravity
b)
1/3 Earth's gravity
c)
1/2 Earth's gravity
d)
none of the above
16.
How long would the trip to Mars take traveling one way using current technology?
a)
3 months
b)
6 to 9 months
c)
2 years
d)
none of the above
17.
How are Earth and Mars alike?
a)
Both get a lot of rainfall and snowfall
b)
Both can support plants and animals.
c)
Both have mountains and canyons.
d)
Both have oceans of liquid water.
18.
Why do scientists believe that Mars may have been habitable in the past?
a)
There is evidence that Mars could have had water.
b)
They found an alien burial site.
c)
Mars has a perfect climate, not too cold or too hot.
d)
They found bacteria cells in the rocks.
19.
Ancient rivers once meandered across Mars’ surface.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Of the eight known planets, Mars is the fourth largest.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Like Earth, the poles of Mars are covered in ice.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Mars is named for the ancient God of War.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The Martian “day” is about half as long as a day on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Why can't liquid water exist on Mars? (except at the lowest elevations)
a)
It can exist
b)
Because of the high atmospheric pressure
c)
Because of the low atmospheric pressure
d)
Because of the extreme cold temperatures
25.
Fill in the blank:
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun
a)
5th
b)
4th
c)
3rd
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