
Mars Practice (SLO)
Quiz by Steve Wehlan
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- Q1
The letters CER stand for...
Clarify, evidence, reasoning
Claim, evidence, response
Claim, engage, reasoning
Claim, evidence, reasoning
30s - Q2
If humans cannot survive on a planet, NASA considers that planet uninhabitable.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q3
The planet Jupiter has the strongest gravity of any planet in our solar system because it has the HIGHEST density compared to any other planet in our solar system...
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q4
The order of the rocky planets starting closest to the sun is...
Users link answersLinking30s - Q5
All of the water on Earth is called the...
Geosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
30s - Q6
The major spheres of the Earth system include...
none of these
troposphere
magnetosphere
lithosphere
30s - Q7
A channel is a long narrow groove that can form by...?
flowing lava
other flowing liquids
flowing water
all of the above
30s - Q8
Landforms on a rocky planet can include...
All of the above
volcanoes
ocean basins
channels
30s - Q9
The geosphere includes ALL land above AND below/underneath the oceans...
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q10
Developing and Using Models is an example of a _____ from NGSS (1.2)
Science Content Core SCC
Science/Engineering Practice SEP
Disciplinary Core Ideas DCI
Cross-cutting concepts CCC
30s - Q11
Systems and system models are an example of a _____ from NGSS (1.2)
Science Core Concepts SCC
Cross-cutting Concepts CCC
Science and Engineering SEP
Disciplinary Core Ideas DCI
30s - Q12
The density of Earth is 5.5 g/cm3 (grams per cubic centimeter), while Jupiter has a density of only 1.3 g/cm3 which explains why Earth has more gravity than Jupiter
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q13
Surface processes on rocky planets such as weathering, erosion and deposition form ______ type rocks on the surface of the planet.
metamorphic
felsic
sedimentary
igneous
30s - Q14
The smallest organism that could be found on a planet that would allow it to be classified as a "habitable" planet according to NASA?
microviruses
bacteria
humans
plankton
30s - Q15
Signs of surface processes on "rocky" planets can be causes by...
erosion
weathering
all of these
deposition
30s