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Mission to Mars/What is a Star?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wk: 27

Put the steps of the engineering design process in order

a)

Plan; Create; Test; Improve; Share; Ask; Imagine;

b)

Improve; Share; Ask; Imagine; Plan; Create; Test;

c)

Ask; Imagine; Plan; Create; Test; Improve; Share

d)

Test; Improve; Share; Ask; Imagine; Plan; Create

2.

Wk: 27

Limits in materials and resources are called ____.

a)

criteria

b)

goals

c)

the problem

d)

constraints

3.

Wk: 27

The goals and purposes of a design plan are called criteria.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Wk: 27

An object that weighs 100 kg on Earth weighs only 38 kg on Mars. What causes this difference?

a)

The gravity on Mars is lower.

b)

The climate on Mars is colder.

c)

The object experiences less drag on Mars.

d)

The object loses mass during space travel.

5.

Wk: 27

What is one constraint NASA engineers work with?

a)

Rovers must collect multiple samples.

b)

Rocket thrusters must escape gravity.

c)

The sun’s gravity can capture rockets.

d)

Vehicles should weigh as little as possible.

6.

Wk: 27

Why do engineers build and crash cars?

a)

to test their safety features

b)

to find the maximum speed

c)

to keep factory workers busy

d)

to build better crash dummies

7.

Wk: 27

Which two forces work on a rover’s descent with a parachute?

a)

gravity and drag

b)

tension and drag

c)

friction and thrust

d)

gravity and thrust

8.

Wk: 27

A design plan should include a ____ with ____.

a)

bibliography; graph

b)

diagram; labels

c)

data; research

9.

Wk: 28

Why is the sun important to life on Earth?

a)

It produces fuel.

b)

It generates light.

c)

It provides hydrogen gas.

d)

It creates the atmosphere.

10.

Wk: 28

What does an astronomer study?

a)

life

b)

rocks

c)

space

d)

water

11.

Wk: 28

What protects Earth from the effects of solar flares?

a)

Earth’s geosphere

b)

Earth’s spatial field

c)

Earth’s atmosphere

d)

Earth’s magnetic field

12.

Wk:28

Which star is closest to Earth?

a)

Proxima Centauri

b)

Sirius

c)

the sun

d)

Vega

13.

Wk: 28

A shooting star is a star shooting across the sky.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Wk: 28

How far away is the star Proxima Centauri?

a)

4.2 light years

b)

5.2 light years

c)

5.5 light years

d)

7.0 light years

15.

Wk: 28

The sun is a/an __________.

a)

planet

b)

star

c)

asteroid

d)

meteor

16.

Wk: 28

What is a shooting star made of?

a)

a dying planet

b)

a giant ball of fire

c)

a ball of gas

d)

bits of dust and rocks