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Module 3 Discovery 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is water important?

a)

It is necessary for human survival

b)

It is used for cooking

c)

It is only found on Earth

d)

It is used for transportation

2.

What is liquid water necessary for?

a)

Hydration

b)

Building materials

c)

Electricity generation

d)

Air conditioning

3.

Why could finding ice on Mars be an important discovery?

a)

It could indicate the presence of oil

b)

It could indicate the presence of diamonds

c)

It could indicate the presence of gold

d)

It could indicate the presence of water

4.

What substance occurs naturally in all 3 states of matter (solid, liquid and gas)?

a)

Salt

b)

Oil

c)

Water

d)

Sugar

5.

True or False: Professional fact checkers work with news organizations to verify what is true and what is not.

a)

Not applicable

b)

Not mentioned

c)

False

d)

True

6.

What are some places on Earth that do not have a lot of drinking water?

a)

Desert

b)

Walmart

c)

Water Fountain

d)

Jungle

7.
  1. Why is water important?

a)

Helps living things survive.

b)

So you can be clean.

c)

To water plants

d)

to swim

8.
  1. What question could scientists answer by finding water someplace besides Earth?

a)

Prove there is aliens on other planets.

b)

Increase our water supply.

c)

“It could help scientists answer the question of whether

life exists beyond our home planet.”

d)

It would not answer any questions.

9.
  1. Where in space do scientists think liquid water may be found?

a)

In the air, that is why astonaunts have to wear space suits.

b)

Underground in the valleys of Pluto.

c)

Venus and Jupiter

d)

Scientists think liquid water may be found below the dry

surface of Mars and the icy surfaces of three large moons circling Jupiter.

10.
  1. Who can make a .org website?

a)

anyone

b)

organizations and non profits

c)

colleges and universities

d)

U.S. Department of Defense

11.
  1. Is a .com site always 100% factual?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Why did they use an article from NASA that was chosen to research water in space instead of just searching for answers online?

a)

NASA is an organization sponsored

by the government that we can trust to be true and factual.

b)

NASA has the only accurate facts about space.

c)

The law says that we have to get space facts from NASA.

13.

True or False: NASA's rover found proof of water on Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
  1. What elements occur in water?

a)

2 hydrogen 1 oxygen

b)

1 hydrogen 2 oxygen

c)

hydrogen and oxygen

15.
  1. What type of bonds make water molecules 'stick' to each other?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

d)

carbon

16.
  1. What have scientists discovered on Mars?

a)

evidence of someone living there

b)

evidence of water

c)

evidence of aliens

d)

evidence of the grand canyon

17.

What is common on all planets and moons in our solar system for there to be the possibility of life?

a)

water

b)

milk

c)

oxygen

d)

dirt

18.

True or false: If you have evidence to support a claim, that means the claim is true

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or false: You should always check multiple sources to verify a claim.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Not all evidence is created ___________________.

a)

similar

b)

equal

c)

different

d)

bigger