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Objectives
 Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
 Using references, compare the physical properties of the planets (e.g., size, solid or
gaseous).
a. Above
The Star Witness News – Mars – Up Close and Personal – Key
1. Mars is called the ________________ planet.
c. red
2. Mars was named after the ________________ god of war.
d. Roman
3. The surface area of Mars is about the same as the land areas on Earth.
a. True
4. This area of Mars is shaped like a shark-fin.
a. Syrtis Major
5. This is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
c. Olympus Mons
6. This is known as the “Eye of Mars.”
b. Solis Lacus
7. The southern polar ice cap is made up of… (There are two or more answers to this
question.)
a. frozen carbon dioxide, d water ice
8. These are responsible for creating pockmarks and craters similar to those on the Moon.
a. Meteoroids
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