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Rovers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over the years, NASA has sent how many working rovers to Mars?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

The rover that landed on Mars in 1997 was called

a)

Perseverance

b)

Spirit

c)

Sojourner

d)

Opportunity

e)

Curiosity

3.

Sojourner weighed 23 pounds and was about the size of a

a)

vacuum

b)

microwave

c)

SUV

d)

golf car

4.

The names of the "twin" rovers are (pick two)

a)

Sojourner

b)

Spirit

c)

Curiosity

d)

Perseverance

e)

Opportunity

5.

Spirit and Opportunity weighed 374 pounds each and were about the size of

a)

a vacuum

b)

a microwave

c)

a golf cart

d)

an SUV

6.

The name of the rover that landed on Mars in 2012 was called

a)

Sojourner

b)

Spirit

c)

Opportunity

d)

Curiosity

e)

Perseverance

7.

Curiosity weighed 1,982 pounds and was the size of

a)

a vacuum

b)

a microwave

c)

a golf cart

d)

an SUV

8.

How many instruments did Curiosity have on board?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

9.

Perseverance landed on Mars in

a)

December

b)

October

c)

January

d)

February

10.

Perseverance's job is to look for:

a)

water

b)

signs of past or present life

c)

other rovers

d)

finding out if Mars has the right chemical ingredients for life

11.

The name of the landing sit that Perseverance landed in is called

a)

NE Syrtis

b)

Jezero Crater

c)

Holden Crater

d)

SW Melas

12.

The rover to discover grey hematite was

a)

Opportunity

b)

Sojourner

c)

Curiosity

d)

Perseverance

13.

How many cameras did Curiosity bring to Mars?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

24

d)

25

14.

The rover that had the biggest wheels was

a)

Perseverance

b)

Opportunity

c)

Curiosity

d)

Spirit

e)

Sojourner

15.

The atmosphere of Mars is mostly

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

helium

d)

carbon dioxide