1. Rank your survival items in the order of importance.  Remember to include why you think a particular item is important or how you would use it. 

 

Item

Team’s Rank

Reason or Use

A cigarette lighter

 

 

 

Concentrated food

 

 

 

60 feet of nylon rope

 

 

 

Signal flares

 

 

 

A magnetic compass

 

 

 

Six 50 lb. tanks of oxygen

 

 

 

A case of canned milk

 

 

 

Parachute silk

 

 

 

A solar-powered heating unit

 

 

 

A large knife

 

 

 

A topographic map of Mars

 

 

 

Solar-powered FM two-way radio

 

 

 

First-aid kit

 

 

 

5 gallons of water

 

 

 

Solar shields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Short Answer Questions:

 

 

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1.  What is the gravity on Mars?

 

 

 

2.  What is the average temperature on Mars? 

 

 

 

3.  What is the composition of the atmosphere on Mars? 

 

 

 

4.  How many moons does Mars have? 

 

 

 

5.  What is the length of a day on Mars?