Mars Features
Fun Facts
Mars Missions
Mars Numbers
Vocabulary
100
What did scientists discover recently that gives hope of life on Mars?
¿Qué descubrieron los científicos recientemente que da esperanza de vida en Marte?
Presence of water
100
Which year did we get the first close-up picture of Mars?
¿En qué año obtuvimos la primera imagen de cerca de Marte?
1965
100
What is the name of the vehicle that drive around on Mars?
¿Cómo se llama el vehículo que circula por Marte?
a rover
100
What is the place (1-8) of Mars from the Sun?
4
100
Complete the sentence with our target vocabulary:
We saw smoke on the ______when the sun came up.
horizon
200
What is the length of one year on Mars?
¿Cuál es la duración de un año en Marte?
687 days
200
What is the color nickname of Mars because of its soil?
¿Cuál es el apodo de color de Marte debido a su suelo?
Red planet
200
What are the names of two Mars Exploration Rovers?
a. Spirit and Opportunity
b. Spirit and West
c. Opportunity and Endeavour
d. Opportunity and Discoverer
a. Spirit and Opportunity
200
How many miles away is Mars from the Sun? (approximately)
¿A cuántas millas de distancia está Marte del Sol? (aproximadamente)
155.44 million mi
(142 million according to the book, old number)
200
Complete the sentence with our target vocabulary:
I enjoy the school's_______ of collaboration.
atmosphere
300
How long would it take to get to Mars on a spaceship?
¿Cuánto tiempo tomaría llegar a Marte en una nave espacial?
About 7 Months.
300
Mars gets its name from this mythical Roman god:
a. God of the Sea
b. God of Fire
c. God of Gods
d. God of War
god of war
300
This is the name of the largest rover currently on Mars?
a. Mischief
b. Curiosity
c. Seeker
b. Curiosity
300
What is the equatorial diameter of Mars (approximately, ±500 mi)?
¿Cuál es el diámetro ecuatorial de Marte (aproximadamente, ±500 mi)?
4220 mi = 6792 km
300
Complete the sentence with our target vocabulary:
The captain informed the passengers that the _____ would take six hours.
voyage
400
The soil on Mars is red because it contains this.
a. burnt gold
b. iron oxide
c. remnants of mercury
d. trixodectarouger
iron oxide
400
Which nation first recorded information about Mars about 4,000 years ago?
¿Qué nación registró por primera vez información sobre Marte hace unos 4000 años?
Ancient Egyptians
400
What is perchlorate discovered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft made up of?
¿De qué está compuesto el perclorato descubierto por la nave espacial Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?
chlorine and oxygen
400
What is the lowest (coldest) temperature on Mars (±10 degrees)?
¿Cuál es la temperatura más baja (más fría) en Marte(±10 grados)?
-220F
-140C
400
Complete the sentence with our target vocabulary:
Tests will be run to determine if the landfill is _____.
toxic
500
The atmosphere on Mars is made of mainly this gas:
La atmósfera de Marte está compuesta principalmente de este gas:
a. Oxygen
b. Helium
c. Nitrus Oxide
d. Carbon Dioxide
carbon dioxide
500
What is the psychological phenomenon when people recognize images or patterns where they don't exist (like the bear face on Mars)?
¿Cuál es el fenómeno psicológico cuando las personas reconocen imágenes o patrones donde no existen (como la cara de oso en Marte)?
pareidolia
500
What is the name of the first rover on Mars?
¿Cuál es el nombre del primer rover en Marte?
a. Premier
b. Voyager
c. Sojourner
d. Mars Rover One
Sojourner
500
Mars is this size compared to the Earth.
a. 1/3 diameter
b. 1/5 diameter
c. 1/2 diameter
d. 1/9 diameter
half the diameter
500
Complete the sentence with our target vocabulary:
_____ help to discover how the universe works, explore how it began and evolved, and search for life on planets around other stars.
Astrophysicists