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Field Trip Mars
Take an expedition across the Martian landscape, over canyons, impact craters, volcanoes and the landing site of a Mars rover.
Watch the video and then test your knowledge!
What does this image show?
The Sun
The Moon and the path of Apollo 11
Mars and the orbits of its two moons
An exoplanet
ANSWER: Mars and the orbits of its two moons
How was ancient Mars NOT similar to today’s Earth?
It had a warm, wet climate
It had active volcanoes
It had vast oceans
It had an oxygen-rich atmosphere
ANSWER: It had an oxygen-rich atmosphere
How was this image of Mars taken?
From a satellite orbiting Mars
With a telescope on Earth
By Martians standing on the moon Phobos
By the first astronauts to land on Mars
ANSWER: From a satellite orbiting Mars
Which is NOT true about Mars?
It’s half the size of Earth
Its core has cooled
Most of its atmosphere has been lost to space
It’s covered in craters and has no flat areas
ANSWER: It’s covered in craters and has no flat areas
What is this an image of?
Craters made by asteroid impacts
Volcanoes, with calderas in the middle of them
Water springs
Sites where rovers crash landed
ANSWER: Volcanoes, with calderas in the middle of them
Which is NOT true about the volcano Olympus Mons?
It’s still active
It’s the largest volcano in the Solar System
It forms the tallest peak in the Solar System
It spewed iron and water onto the surface of Mars
ANSWER: It’s still active
What is this an image of?
Freshly baked bread
A rift valley on Mars
The Grand Canyon
Tracks made by a Mars rover
ANSWER: A rift valley on Mars
What is NOT true of the Valles Marineris rift valley?
It was the landing site of an unmanned rover
It formed when Mars’ crust cooled and cracked
It’s as long as the United States is wide
It’s 10-times deeper than the Grand Canyon
ANSWER: It was the landing site of an unmanned rover
What is this an image of?
Impact craters from meteorites
Troughs that once held liquid water
An older area on the surface of Mars
All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
What is NOT true about water on Mars?
It was once liquid but is now frozen solid
It flowed to lower elevations
It carved channels into the surface
It all evaporated into space
ANSWER: It all evaporated into space
What is this an image of?
A hurricane
Salt deposits
A polar ice cap
A sand storm
ANSWER: A polar ice cap
What is NOT true about the polar caps on Mars?
They grow and shrink with the seasons
They contain frozen water
They contain frozen carbon dioxide
They’re located along the equator
ANSWER: They’re located along the equator
What is this an image of?
The biggest crater on Mars
The area where the Opportunity rover landed
The north pole of Mars
The Opportunity rover’s final resting place
ANSWER: The area where the Opportunity rover landed
What did the Opportunity rover NOT do?
Roll out of the crater it landed in
Explore sediment layers
Discover evidence of past life on Mars
Lose connection with Earth
ANSWER: Discover evidence of past life on Mars
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