Mars+Exploration+Program+Web+Activity

Answer all the questions on loose-leaf paper. — Answer all questions in complete sentences. Go to http://buteraearthscience.wikispaces.com/ for links to the NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. https://mars.nasa.gov/#red_planet/0 1) What is the high and low temperature on Mars today?  2) Describe a recent image and explain why it is significant.  3) Describe the latest finding and explain why it is significant. https://mars.nasa.gov/#red_planet/1 4) Summarize the four science goals of the Mars Exploration Program. https://mars.nasa.gov/#red_planet/4 5) Read about astrobiology and write a five-sentence paragraph (summary). https://mars.nasa.gov/#red_planet/4 6) Read about the past, present, and future of the Mars Exploration Program and write a five-sentence paragraph (summary). mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/facts/ Find the following quick facts about mars and answer in complete sentences. 7) Crust Composition  8) Atmosphere Composition <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 9) Length of Day <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 10) Length of Year <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 11) Gravity <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 12) How much would you weigh? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 13) How are the seasons different? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 14) Temperature Range <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 15) Distance from the sun <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 16) Based on the quick facts above, compare Mars to Earth. What is similar what is different? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 17) Based on the quick facts and your comparison above write a five-sentence paragraph (minimum) that explains the type of technological accommodations would need to be made to establish a human colony on Mars? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">@https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/overview/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Find the picture below the word “overview” at the top of the screen. Find the arrows on the right and left of the picture. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">--> Click on the arrows to look at each of the 20 pictures and read the captions. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Answer the following questions in complete sentences. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">18) How far is Mars from Earth and how long was Curiosity’s journey? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 19) What was Curiosity’s destination? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 20) Explain, in detail, how Curiosity landed on Mars. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> 21) Explain Curiosity’s tools, what it is studying, how it is studying these things, and why.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">@https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/science/results/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">@https://mars.nasa.gov/files/mep/NASA-Curiosity-Rover-Top-Science-Discoveries.pdf

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">--> Questions 22 – 27 Explain the “Top 6 Science Discoveries from NASA’s Curiosity Rover”.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">28) Write a five-sentence paragraph (minimum) that explains your opinion on the Mars Exploration Project. Is it possible for humans to colonize Mars? Do you think we should? Why or why not.