Earth Science Earth/Mars Comparison
Which has a longer day? Mars/Earth/Both?
Mars
Which has a longer year? Mars/Earth/Both?
Mars
Which has major dust storms over the entire planet? Mars/Earth/Both?
Mars
Which has the coldes taverage surface temp? Mars/Earth/Both?
Mars
Which is farther from the sun? Mars/Earth/Both?
Mars
How does gravity compare on Earth and Mars if Earth is given a value of 1?
Mars would be 0.38
What's Earth's moon's name?
Moon (Luna)
What is the highest point on Earth?
Mt.Everest
What is the highest point on Mars?
Olympus Mons
What are Mars' moons' names?
Phobos and Deimos
What does AU represent?
astronomical unit
What is the most abundant gas on Mars?
carbon dioxide
What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere of ars?
carbon dioxide, nitrogen
Which term refers to an attrractive force between two objects?
gravity
Which has polar ice caps? Mars/Earth/Both?
Both
Which has seasons? Mars/Earth/Both?
Both
Which has water present? Mars/Earth/Both?
Both
How many moons does Earth have?
1
How many moons does Mars have?
2
How long does it take radio signals to get from Earth to Mars?
20 minutes
What is the length of a day on Earth?
23 hours 56 minutes
What is the degree tilt of Earth on its axis?
23.5
What is the length of a day on Mars?
24 hours 37 minutes
What is the degree tilt on it's axis of Mars?
25.1
What is the length of a year on Earth?
365.25
What is the length of a year on Mars?
687
Which has gravity? Mars/Earth/Both?
Both
Which has oxygen in the atmosphere? Mars/Earth/Both?
Both
Which has a greater diamete? Mars/Earth/Both?
Earth
Which has a protective ozone layer? Mars/Earth/Both?
Earth
Which has a significant magnetic field? Mars/Earth/Both?
Earth
Which has active volcanoes? Mars/Earth/Both?
Earth
Which has crust that currently moves and breaks? Mars/Earth/Both?
Earth
Which has hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms? Mars/Earth/Both?
Earth
What is the diff. between the polar regions of Earth and Mars?
The polar ice caps on Mars are a mixture of water and carbon dioxide.
Which mineral or rock gives Mars its reddish color?
iron oxide
What is the 2nd most abundant gas on Mars?
nitrogen
Which of the following best describes a year?
one complete revolution of a planet
What is the best definition of a day?
one complete rotation of a planet
Which term refers to the movement of one object around another?
revolution
Which term refers to the spinning of an object (planet) on it's axis?
rotation
1 AU=?
the distance from the sun to Earth
