QUICK QUIZ


Unit 12 - Mars Live!

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1. Pioneers and explorers have colonized new places because of:

Depletion of resources
Overcrowded living conditions
Economic freedom
Religious freedom
All of the above

2. The most critical aspect of developing a colony on Mars is the development of a:

Propulsion system
Life support system
Transportation system
Communications system
None of the Above

3. An air revitalization system based on bioregenerative processes would use what to produce breathable air for humans:

Plants
Microbial life
Chemicals
Scrubbers
Water

4. Water that has been used for washing or showers is called:

Waste water
Used water
Dirty water
Gray water
White water

5. Sunlight on Mars is what percent that of sunlight on Earth?

63%
15%
43%
90%
50%

6. A human colony on Mars could use:

Solar power
Nuclear power
Wind Power
Geothermal energy
All of the above

7. Benefits for people on Earth that are developed in the space program are called:

Innovative technologies
Transferred technologies
Spin-offs
Sidecars
Offshoots

8. To terraform the planet Mars you would need to:

Bring plants and animals to Mars
Create a greenhouse effect
Find a source of water
Build a colony
Pulverize an asteroid


Last revised: February 27, 2001