Mars

Contents

Key Stage 2

Meaning

A picture of Mars.

Mars is a rocky planet which is the fourth planet from The Sun.

About Mars

Mars is smaller than Earth.

Mars has two small moons.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Mars is a rocky planet which is the fourth planet from The Sun.

About Mars

Mars is about the same size as Earth's core.

Mars has two small moons.

Mars has a very thin atmosphere.

Mars is further from The Sun than Earth, so it is much colder than Earth.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Mars is a rocky planet which is the fourth planet from The Sun.

About Mars

Mars is about the same size as Earth's core.

Mars has two small moons.

Mars has a very thin atmosphere.

Mars is further from The Sun than Earth, so it is much colder than Earth.

Beyond the Curriculum

References

AQA

Mars, atmosphere of, pages 167-8, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Mars, page 249, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA

Mars, pages 276-7, 292, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA

Mars; movement across the sky, pages 258-9, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA