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Lesson 2: Observing the Surfaces of Mars and Earth

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a major component of Earth's system?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Stratosphere

2.

Which feature is common to both Earth and Mars?

a)

Oceans

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Breathable atmosphere

d)

Magnetic field

3.

What causes the reddish appearance of Mars' surface?

a)

Vegetation

b)

Iron oxide (rust)

c)

Reflected sunlight

d)

Atmospheric gases

4.

What is the largest volcano in our solar system, located on Mars?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mauna Loa

c)

Olympus Mons

d)

Valles Marineris

5.

What evidence suggests that Mars once had liquid water on its surface?

a)

Presence of ice caps

b)

Dried-up river valleys

c)

Blue color in photographs

d)

Current rainfall patterns

6.

Which of these is NOT a way scientists study Mars?

a)

Orbital satellites

b)

Robotic rovers

c)

Manned missions

d)

Telescopic observations

7.

Earth is also known as the ________________________ planet

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

orange

8.

The oceans are made of water. The oceans are part of Earth's _____.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

9.

A bear and a tree would be part of this Earth system......

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

10.

True or False: When landforms on different rocky planets look similar, it is evidence that they may have been formed by the same geologic process.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: Landforms observed in aerial or satellite images of a rocky planet’s surface do not provide evidence of geologic processes

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Both flowing water and flowing lava can change the shape of the geosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows. What is the word?

a)

channel

b)

rocky planet

c)

geological process

d)

landform

14.

These features on the Earth’s surface make up the terrain, such as mountains, valleys, plains, or plateaus.

a)

planets

b)

geologic process

c)

landforms

d)

channels

15.

This system includes the rocks and minerals that comprise the Earth's landforms. Anything made from solid earth is part of this sphere.

a)

geospehere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

16.

"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever."

- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

What does it mean?

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