WorksheetsCurious Life of Mars Rover
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
This rover was equipped with a laser and drill to conduct geological tests on the Martian rock with the primary goal of finding out if Mars ever once could have supported life.
Spirit
Curiosity
Opportunity
Endeavor
This rover launched on June 10, 2003, and landed on Mars 7 months later via an airbag-cushioned, bounce landing on the Martian surface.
Spirit
Curiousity
Endeavor
Pathfinder
The largest mountain in our solar system is ____________________, on Mars.
Olympus Mons
Mons Ares
Mons Olympia
Hermes Mons
Designed only to last 90 days, Spirit and Opportunity surpassed expectations by several years. Opportunity recently went silent, and while Spirit got stuck in soft sand in May 2009, the rover lasted until ____________ before going silent.
May 25, 2011
June 2, 2010
May 19, 2013
March 29, 2010
Olympus Mons is 3 times the height of Mt Everest and roughly the area of the state of _________________.
Maine
Arizona
Alaska
Delaware
Why is Mars red?
Oxidation of iron in the soil
The sun is farther away and looks red from the Martian atmosphere
It's closer to the sun than earth and got sunburned
Spirit landed at the ___________ crater on Mars.
Gusev
Gale
Olympus
Hermes
Curiosity landed at which crater?
Gusev
Gale
Olympus
Hermes
How did Curiosity land on the surface of Mars?
Sky crane, which was a platform with rockets and a crane slowly lowered the rover onto the surface.
Used parachutes to slow the descent and hit the surface a little hard.
Deployed airbags around the capsule and bounced across the surface until it stopped.
A set of balloons deployed to slow the descent and when they hit the surface, they popped.
How did Sojourner, Opportunity, and Spirit land on the surface of Mars?
Sky crane, which was a platform with rockets and a crane slowly lowered the rover onto the surface.
Used parachutes to slow the descent and hit the surface a little hard.
Deployed airbags around the capsule and bounced across the surface until it stopped.
A set of balloons deployed to slow the descent and when they hit the surface, they popped.
How do the larger Mars rovers such as Curiosity generate electricity?
solar panels
gas generators
nuclear battery
wind turbines
How do the smaller Mars rovers generate electricity?
solar panels
gas generators
nuclear battery
wind turbines
Which rover launched a month after its twin rover, Spirit, was launched to Mars?
Curiosity
Opportunity
Discovery
Sojourner
The presenter in the video....
Ted Andrews
Robert Shaw
Kobie Boykins
Luke Willson
