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Facts about Mars

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mars is the ____________ planet from the sun in our solar system.

a)

first (1st)

b)

second (2nd)

c)

third (3rd)

d)

fourth (4th)

2.

Mars is known as the ________ planet.

a)

white

b)

red

c)

green

d)

blue

3.

Mars had water in the ancient past.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Mars is the smallest planet in our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Mars is about ________ the size of Earth.

a)

the same

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

6.

Mars has the biggest volcano in our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Olympus Mons, Mar's largest mountain/volcano, is about _______ the height of Earth's Mount Everest.

a)

the same

b)

2 times

c)

3 times

d)

4 times

8.

Gravity is stronger on Mars than on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Mars has _______ moon (s).

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Mars takes _______________ to orbit the sun than Earth.

a)

a longer time

b)

a shorter time

c)

the same amount of time

11.

There is ice on Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Mars has the largest _________ storms in the solar system.

a)

rain

b)

dust

c)

wind

d)

snow

13.

On Mars, the sun appears to be about ________ the size as to what it looks like from Earth.

a)

the same

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

14.

Mars gets its name from the Roman god of __________.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

love

d)

war

15.

Mar's atmosphere is mostly made up of _______________.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

helium