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Question 1

Mercury

Answer 1

The smallest and closest planet to the sun

Question 2

Venus

Answer 2

The second planet closest to the sun, known as earths sister planet

Question 3

Earth

Answer 3

The 3rd closest planet to the sun

Question 4

Mars

Answer 4

The 4th closest planet to the sun

Question 5

How did the solar system form

Answer 5

a Nebula Collapsing

Question 6

how long ago did the solar system form

Answer 6

4.6 billion years ago

Question 7

what type of atmosphere does Mercury have

Answer 7

no true atmosphere

Question 8

what is Venuses atmosphere like

Answer 8

dense and hot

Question 9

the temperatures on earth allow water to exist as

Answer 9

solid liquid gas

Question 10

another name for mars is

Answer 10

the red planet

Question 11

why is mars red

Answer 11

iron oxide

Question 12

Mars has 2 moons named

Answer 12

Phobos Deimos

Question 13

What does Phobos and Deimos

Answer 13

Phobos = Fear ; Deimos = Panic

Question 14

what was Spirit And Opportunities mission

Answer 14

Find Water

Question 15

What did Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter discover

Answer 15

Sediment Layering and Gullies

Question 16

What did Mariner 9 Space Probe Discover

Answer 16

Valles Marineris and Extinct Volcanoes

Question 17

what was the mission for Viking 1 & 2

Answer 17

Photograph all of mars

Question 18

What did the Global Surveyor, Pathfinder, & Odyssey do

Answer 18

Global Surveyor discovered that the Valles Marineris walls are similar to the grand canyon.
Pathfinder and its rover Sojourner found that iron in mars crust may have been leached out by water.
Odyssey provided evidence that there is water frost under the thin layer of soil.

Question 19

where did the curiosity rover land

Answer 19

Gale Crater

Question 20

What was curiosity rovers pourpose

Answer 20

Investigate climate and geology
Find traces of Microbial Life
Do Habitability Studies