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Earth Moon Mars

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which statement best describes the size of Mars compared to the earth?

a)

Mars is about the size of the moon

b)

Mars is about half the size of the earth

c)

Mars is slightly larger than earth

d)

Mars is nearly twice the size of the earth

2.

The atmosphere of Mars is mostly made up of ____.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water vapor

d)

Nitrogen

3.

The atmosphere of the Earth is mostly made up of ____.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Water vapor

4.

How does the temperature of Mars compared to earth?

a)

It is slightly warmer

b)

It is much hotter

c)

It is about the same temperature

d)

It is much colder

5.

How does your weight on earth compare to that on other planets and moons?

a)

Weight is a constant, so you weigh the same everywhere

b)

You weigh less everywhere else

c)

You weigh more everywhere else

d)

The more massive the planet, the more you weigh

6.

About how long did it take Apollo astronauts to get to the moon?

a)

About three days

b)

About three months

c)

About three weeks

d)

About three years

7.

About how long will it take astronauts to get to Mars?

a)

About seven days

b)

About seven months

c)

About seven weeks

d)

About seven years

8.

When President Kennedy challenged the nation to embrace the Moon mission, he stated that we should do it because ___.

a)

It will help us get to Mars

b)

We must beat Germany there

c)

It is hard

d)

It is necessary to preserve life on earth

9.

Which measure estimates the size of a Saturn V rocket, like those used to go to the moon?

a)

A little over 50 feet tall

b)

A little more than 300 feet

c)

A little more than 100 feet

d)

A little more than one half a mile

10.

Which statement best describes the Lunar Module?

a)

Five astronauts rode the device to the moon’s surface, landed by parachute, and were later picked up by another rocket

b)

On astronaut rode this device on the moon’s surface, gliding down like an airplane. The device was left on the moon’s surface when the astronaut was picked up

c)

Two astronauts rode this device to the moon’s surface, landed by rocket power, and later blasted it off the surface to reunite with the lunar capsule

d)

Ten astronauts built the Lunar Module with parts that were left on the moon’s surface by a cargo rocket. Astronauts go back to this structure frequently.