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- 1. Multiple Choice
Mars is often referred to as _____the Red Planetthe Cold Planetthe Blue Planetthe Hot Planet - 2. Multiple ChoiceIn Roman mythology, Mars was _____the King of the Godsthe God of Warthe God of the Seasthe God of Wisdom
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMars is the _____ planet from the Sunsecondthirdfourthfifth
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the average surface temperature of Mars?-60 °C-30 °C0 °C30 °C
- 5. Multiple ChoiceCompared to Earth, Mars is only about _____one-quarter of the sizeone-third of the sizeone-half of the sizethree-quarters of the size
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMars is covered in a fine-grained dust of _____iron oxidetalcum powderlead iodidequartz
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe northern hemisphere of Mars is mostly _____hilly highlandscovered in craterssmooth plainsvolcanoes
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe southern hemisphere of Mars is mostly _____cratered, hilly highlandscracks and canyonslarge, smooth plainsvolcanoes and lava flows
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOn Mars, what is the Tharsis bulge?a huge plateaua huge volcanoa huge canyona huge canal
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of largest volcano in the solar system?Arsia MonsMauna KeaMauna LoaOlympus Mons
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe gigantic crack in the surface of Mars is called _____Baltis Vallisthe Great Rift ValleyValles MarinerisIthaca Chasma
- 12. Multiple ChoiceValles Marineris is longer and wider than the grand canyon by a factor of _____251050
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow thick are the polar ice caps on Mars?several millimeters thickseveral centimeters thickseveral meters thickseveral kilometers thick
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn the cold season, what substance coats the polar ices caps, from 1 to 8 meters thick?frozen carbon dioxidesolid waterliquid nitrogenvolcanic ash
- 15. Multiple ChoicePressure at the surface of Mars is less than _____ of Earth’s1%5%10%25%
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe atmosphere of Mars is mostly composed of _____carbon dioxideammoniacarbon monoxidesulfur oxides
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSimilar to tornadoes, Mars gets towering vortices of wind called _____dirt dogsdust devilspowder geniesgrit gophers
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the names of the two small moons of Mars?Callisto and EuropaIo and GanymedeDeimos and PhobosTitan and Rhea
- 19. Multiple ChoiceBillions of years ago Mars was almost certainly _____cooler, with a thicker atmospherewarmer, with a thicker atmospherecooler, with a thinner atmospherewarmer, with a thinner atmosphere
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich rover detected simple organic molecules on Mars?SojournerOpportunitySpiritCuriosity
- 21. Multiple ChoiceCompared to Earth, Mars is _____smaller and colderlarger and coldersmaller and hotterlarger and hotter
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