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Name: ______________________________________________________________________ __ Mars and Space Rocks! Multiple Choice: ________ 1. Mars is the _____ planet from the Sun. A. 1 st C. 3 rd B. 2 nd D. 4 th ________ 2. Mars’ nickname is ____. A. The Blue Planet C. Mars Bar B. The Red Planet D. Little Earth ________ 3. Mars’ volcano is called _____. A. Olympus Mons C. Mount Everest B. Mount Olympus D. Phobos ________ 4. Mar’s rotation is just 39 minutes longer than what other planet? A. Earth C. Mercury B. Jupiter D. Venus ________ 5.What do we call a mobile spacecraft on Mars? A. Mars Car C. Mars Rover B. Satellite D. Mars Robot ________ 6. What is NOT part of a comet? A. Tail C. Coma B. Nucleus D. Crater ________7 . A short-period comet is a comet that takes less than ___ years to orbit the Sun. A. 50 C. 150 B. 100 D. 200

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Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Mars and Space Rocks!

Multiple Choice:

________ 1. Mars is the _____ planet from the Sun.

A. 1st C. 3rd

B. 2nd D. 4th

________ 2. Mars’ nickname is ____.

A. The Blue Planet C. Mars BarB. The Red Planet D. Little Earth

________ 3. Mars’ volcano is called _____.

A. Olympus Mons C. Mount EverestB. Mount Olympus D. Phobos

________ 4. Mar’s rotation is just 39 minutes longer than what other planet?

A. Earth C. MercuryB. Jupiter D. Venus

________ 5.What do we call a mobile spacecraft on Mars?

A. Mars Car C. Mars RoverB. Satellite D. Mars Robot

________ 6. What is NOT part of a comet?

A. Tail C. ComaB. Nucleus D. Crater

________7 . A short-period comet is a comet that takes less than ___ years to orbit the Sun.

A. 50 C. 150B. 100 D. 200

________ 8. A long-period comet is a comet that can take ___ of years to orbit the Sun.

A. thousands B. hundreds

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Short Answer:

9. What is so special about Olympus Mons? __________________________________________

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10. Does Mars have more gravity or less than Earth? ___________________________________

11. What is the temperature of Mars like? ___________________________________________

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12. How does Mars’ atmosphere affect its temperature? _______________________________

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13. How many moons does Mars have? Bonus point if you can name them! ________________

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14. Do you think we’ll ever live on Mars? Why or why not? ______________________________

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15. What is a comets nickname? ___________________________________________________

16. What two things are comets mostly made of? _____________________________________

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17. What is the name of the area between Mars and Jupiter that is filled with asteroids?

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Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Name the Space Rock! Based on the picture, use the word bank next to the picture to lable the different space rocks. Look at the details!

18. ______________________

19. ___________________________

20. ___________________________

21. ____________________________

22. ___________________________

Word Bank:

Asteroid

Comet

Meteor

Meteorite

Meteoroid