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WorksheetsEarth Moon Mars
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement best describes the size of Mars compared to the earth?
Mars is about the size of the moon
Mars is about half the size of the earth
Mars is slightly larger than earth
Mars is nearly twice the size of the earth
The atmosphere of Mars is mostly made up of ____.
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
Nitrogen
The atmosphere of the Earth is mostly made up of ____.
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Water vapor
How does the temperature of Mars compared to earth?
It is slightly warmer
It is much hotter
It is about the same temperature
It is much colder
How does your weight on earth compare to that on other planets and moons?
Weight is a constant, so you weigh the same everywhere
You weigh less everywhere else
You weigh more everywhere else
The more massive the planet, the more you weigh
About how long did it take Apollo astronauts to get to the moon?
About three days
About three months
About three weeks
About three years
About how long will it take astronauts to get to Mars?
About seven days
About seven months
About seven weeks
About seven years
When President Kennedy challenged the nation to embrace the Moon mission, he stated that we should do it because ___.
It will help us get to Mars
We must beat Germany there
It is hard
It is necessary to preserve life on earth
Which measure estimates the size of a Saturn V rocket, like those used to go to the moon?
A little over 50 feet tall
A little more than 300 feet
A little more than 100 feet
A little more than one half a mile
Which statement best describes the Lunar Module?
Five astronauts rode the device to the moon’s surface, landed by parachute, and were later picked up by another rocket
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
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
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.
