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- 1. Multiple Choice
Mars's diameter is what fraction of the Earth's diameter?1/41/31/22X - 2. Multiple ChoiceNames of Mars rovers that have collected data in the past and one planned for the future include;Spirit, Opportunity, CuriosityEspirit, Chance, CuriositySpirit, Chance, OlympusOlympus, Marineris, Spirit
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of life was found in the Atacama Desert in Chile, locked inside rock salt, that gives hope to the chance that life could exist on Mars?bacteriavirusesfrozen plant DNAcyanobacteria
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow high does Olympus Mons stand, the highest point in the solar system?35,000 feetsix miles high17 miles high23 miles high
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOlympus Mons stands how many times greater than Mount Everest?3 times5 times17 times24 times
- 6. Multiple ChoiceValles Marineris was described as a titanic canyon system with what dimensions?2 thousand feet long, six miles deep2,500 miles long, 6,000 feet deep2,500 miles long, 17 miles deeptwenty-five hundred miles long, six miles deep
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMars has an atmosphere containing what percentage of carbon dioxide?70%27%95%greater than 95%
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?high abundance of iron oxidesred daytime skylight bent towards the red spectrumnone of these answer choices
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow fast is the satellite Phobos falling towards the planet?6 feet a year6 feet every century6 feet every millennium50 million years
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMars has two moons; what are their names?Phobos and DeishaDeisha and SeimosSeimos and DeimosPhobos and Deimos
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe temperature ranges on the Martian surface between what two points?-195 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit-195 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit-195 and 70 degrees Centigrade-195 and 85 degrees Centigrade
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following characteristics does not describe Mars?extremely dry, extremely coldextremely cold, no ice presentno ice present, teeming with lifeextremely dry, cold, and dead
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow long would the trip to Mars take traveling one way using current technology?3 months6 months2 yearsnone of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow strong is the gravitational pull on Mars?1/4 Earth's gravity1/3 Earth's gravity1/2 Earth's gravitynone of the above
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