8th Grade Final Review

1. What causes the change in the amount of sunlight from season to season?

• The Earth's revolution around the sun
• The moon's gravity pulling on Earth
• The tilt of the Earth on it's axis
• The amount of sunlight does not change between seasons

Mars is the ____ planet from the sun.

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

Mars has _____ moons

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Mars is called the Red Planet because it has ____ in its soil.

• Sulfur
• Copper
• Iron
• Carbon

The tallest mountain in our solar system, ______, is found on Mars

• Olympus Mons
• Gale Crater
• Valles Marinares
• Tharsis Rise

Which of the following does Mars NOT have on its surface?

• water
• craters
• mountains
• trenches

Mars is named after the Roman god of _______

• beauty
• war
• love
• space

About how long does it take for a lander to reach Mars?

• 3-4 weeks
• 7-8 months
• 2-3 years
• over 10 years

Mars is _______ than Earth

• closer
• smaller
• bigger
• rainier

What gas makes up most of Mars' atmosphere? (We EXHALE this gas)

• nitrogen
• oxygen
• hydrogen
• carbon dioxide