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Discovering Mars: 18-27

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1
Which one is larger, Hawaii's Mauna Loa or Mars' Olympus Mons?
Mauna Loa is larger
Olympus Mons is larger
2
What are astronomers using to see more detail on the surface of Mars?
Space ships
Manned missions
X-rays
Better telescopes
3
Why would scientists want to know different gases found in Mars' atmosphere?
to see if they are life sustaining or poisonous
to harvest them for use in explosions
scientists are not concerned with gases on Mars
to get rid of them
4
What is the Great Tharsis Bulge?
A mountain range on Mars
an ocean
A crater on Mars' surface
an area of four mammoth volcanoes
5
By using better telescopes, what have scientists discovered?
Mars is very warm and wet
Mars has cities much like Earth
Mars has plant and animal life much like Earth
Mars is very cold and dry
6
Meteorites are...
a source of oxygen
pieces of stone and metal that smash into a planet
indigenous rocks to a planet
large wholes in the ground
7
The southern half of Mars has no big volcanoes, but it does have...
small volcanoes
two oceans
several mountain ranges
many craters
8
Valles Marineris is...
the largest crater on the surface of Mars
an ocean
a colossal valley cut in the surface of the planet
the largest meteorite to ever strike mars
9
Which of the volcanoes in the Great Tharsis Bulge is largest?
Pavonis Mons
Ascraeus Mons
Arsia Mons
Olympus Mons
10
Hellas Planitia is...
an ocean
the largest meteorite to strike mars
a large valley on Mars' surface
the largest crater on mars