Mars Comprehension

This week we had a comprehension task on Mars we had to read an article about
Mars and then answer these questions. If you would like to have a look at the article
then here is a LINK to the article.

Mars: The Red Planet Questions

1. Find and copy the correct word to complete the sentence.

Mars is named after the God of war ares

2. Which of these are reasons why Mars is a good place to explore?

• Mars gets enough sunlight to use solar power.
• A day on Mars is very short.
• There is no gravity on Mars.
• There is a little water in the soil on Mars.

3. How many moons does Mars have and what are their names? 

There are 2 Phobos and Deimos.

4. What is a day called on Mars and how long is it?

It is called a sol and is 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds long

5. Find and copy a word from the text which means ‘working’

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6. Write true or false next to the following statements.

• Venus is so hot that lead would melt on its surface. True
• Mars has a diameter of 6,793km. False
• A day on Mars is slightly shorter than a day on Earth. False

7. Which planet has the highest possible temperature: Earth or Mars? Mars

8. Why does it seem odd at first that NASA has chosen to explore Mars and not Venus? There busy working on mars

9. Look at the section titled ‘The Mars Rover’. What other subtitle could you use for this section? Explain why you have chosen it.

The space eyes. I chose is because it is looking around for NASA so they don't have to go up there

10.  Look at the section titled ‘Why Mars?’. Why do you think the author has put the facts about Mars into bullet points?

For different facts/ Points