Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
Traveler’s Guide to the Planets – Mars Video Worksheet
1. Mars is called the _____ planet.
a. blue
b. red
c. green
d. grey
2. Which of the following features are found on Mars? (There are two or more
answers to this question.)
a. Polar ice caps
b. Oceans
c. Lakes
d. Canyons
e. Volcanoes
3. A day on Mars is ____ minutes longer than a day on Earth. (Enter a number.)
4. Mars has seasons.
a. True
b. False
5. This was the mission of the Viking landers.
a. Look for ice.
b. Look for life.
c. Look for rocks.
6. There are no clouds in the Martian sky.
a. True
b. False
7. It is believed that valleys on Mars were carved by…
a. lava.
b. Marsquakes.
c. flowing water.
d. sink holes.
8. Mars is red because of rust.
a. True
b. False
Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
9. What is the color of the Martian sky?
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Red
d. Amber
10. Mars has two moons. What are their names? (There are two answers to this
question.)
a. Deimos
b. Enceladus
c. Europa
d. Phobos
11. How many missions to Mars have failed?
a. ¼
b. 2/3
c. ½
d. ¾
12. It would take ______ years to get to Mars and back. (Enters a number.)
13. There is enough air for humans to breathe on Mars.
a. True
b. False
14. There are ______ craters blasted into the surface of Mars each year. (Enter a
number.)
15. The daytime temperature is about ____ degrees. (Enter a number).
16. The nighttime temperature of mars is about ____ degrees below zero. (Enter a
number.)
17. There have been duststorms that have covered the entire surface of Mars.
a. True
b. False
18. This may have been responsible for creating Valles Marineris.
a. Lava
b. Meteorites
c. Water
Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
19. The volcano, Olympus Mons, is _____ miles high. (Enter a number.)
20. Things are larger on Mars because of Mars’s lower gravity.
a. True
b. False
21. To find life on Mars, you must find this.
a. Lava
b. Meteorites
c. Water
22. The Mars Phoenix lander found this just below the surface.
a. Dry ice
b. Water ice
c. Molten lava
23. Some scientists believe life on Earth came from Mars.
a. True
b. False
Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
Traveler’s Guide to the Planets – Mars Video Worksheet
1. Mars is called the _____ planet.
b. red
2. Which of the following features are found on Mars? (There are two or more
answers to this question.)
a. polar ice caps, d. canyons, e. volcanoes
3. A day on Mars is ____ minutes longer than a day on Earth. (Enter a number.)
40
4. Mars has seasons.
a. True
5. This was the mission of the Viking landers.
b. Look for life.
6. There are no clouds in the Martian sky.
b. False
7. It is believed that valleys on Mars were carved by…
c. flowing water.
8. Mars is red because of rust.
a. True
Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
9. What is the color of the Martian sky?
d. Amber
10. Mars has two moons. What are their names? (There are two answers to this
question.)
a. Deimos, d. Phobos
11. How many missions to Mars have failed?
b. 2/3
12. It would take ______ years to get to Mars and back. (Enters a number.)
3
13. There is enough air for humans to breather on Mars.
b. False
14. There are ______ craters blasted into the surface of Mars each year. (Enter a
number.)
200
15. The daytime temperature is about ____ degrees. (Enter a number).
30
16. The nighttime temperature of mars is about ____ degrees below zero. (Enter a
number.)
100
17. There have been duststorms that have covered the entire surface of Mars.
a. True
b. False
Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
18. This may have been responsible for creating Valles Marineris.
a. Lava
b. Meteorites
c. Water
19. The volcano, Olympus Mons, is _____ miles high. (Enter a number.)
17
20. Things are larger on Mars because of Mars’s lower gravity.
a. True
21. To find life on Mars, you must find this.
c. Water
22. The Mars Phoenix lander found this just below the surface.
b. Water ice
23. Some scientists believe life on Earth came from Mars.
a. True
Objective – Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or gaseous).
Traveler’s Guide to the Planets – Mars Video Worksheet
Scoring Guide
1. b
2. a, d, e (5 choices)
3. 40
4. a (2 choices)
5. b (3 choices)
6. b (2 choices)
7. c
8. a (2 choices)
9. d
10. a, d
11. b
12. 3
13. b (2 choices)
14. 200
15. 30
16. 100
17. a (2 choices)
18. c (3 choices)
19. 17
20. a (2 choices)
21. c
22. b (3 choices)
23. a (2 choices)
Scoring Guide
23 – 4
22 – 3.5
19-21 – 3
17-18 – 2.5
15-16 – 2
13-14 – 1.5
11-12 – 1
1-10 – .5
0–0