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1. The methane emissions in Mars' atmosphere may be from which of the following:
a. Geological processes
b. Asteroid/Comet impacts
c. Microbial processes
d. Both a and b are possible factors

2. Which of the following are ways water may exist on Mars?
a. Liquid underneath the surface
b. Gas in methane plumes
c. Ice on the surface
d. All of the above



3. What % of bone loss do astronauts experience for every month spent in zero gravity?

A. None
B. 2.5-3.0%
C. 0.1-0.5%
D. 1.0-1.5%

4. What is the term used to describe this phenomena?
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A. Disuse Osteoporosis
B. Bone Sloughing
C. Calcium Deficiency
D. Skeletal Breakdown


5. Which mission achieved
the first successful orbit of Mars?

A. Marsnik 2
B. Mariner 10
C. Viking
D. Mariner 9


6. Which mission achieved the first successful
Mars landing?

A. Mariner 4
B. Mars 3
C. Mars Pathfinder
D. Viking


7. What country has the potential to begin another space race with the United States?

A. Italy
B. The U.K.
C. China
D. Cuba

8. Which of the following countries is not a key player in the space race today?

A. China
B. U.S.
C. Russia
D. South Africa

9. What are the potential benefits of using the carbon dioxide on Mars in order to create the propellant for the return flight, as opposed to just bringing all the propellant we need from Earth?

10. What are the risk and cost factors of having a two ship Mission, where one crew is stationed on the surface of Mars as one crew remains in its orbit?

11. How much money was spent on the initial 90-day mission?


A. 150 million

B. 750 million

C. 820 million

D. 20 billion


12. When did the rovers finally land on Mars?


A. September, 2002

B. July, 2006

C. December, 2008

D. January, 2004

13. What is the best building material we can readily use to make structures on Mars?

14. How do you get enough fuel to send a ship home from Mars?