{"id":3669,"date":"2026-04-06T17:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/mars-elementary\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:15:26","slug":"mars-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/mars-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars Worksheet | Elementary ESL Reading PDF"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mars<\/figure>\n

\u12e8\u1295\u1263\u1265 \u12ad\u134d\u120d<\/h2>\n
\ud83d\udcc8 \u1208\u1348\u1270\u1293 \u12dd\u130d\u1301 \u1290\u12ce\u1275?<\/strong> \u12ed\u121e\u12ad\u1229\u1275 \u12e8\u120b\u1240 (\u12f0\u1228\u1303 \u12a4\u134d) \u1235\u122a\u1275<\/strong><\/a> \u12e8\u12da\u1205 \u12e8\u1235\u122b \u12c8\u1228\u1240\u1275!<\/div>\n

Mars is the fourth planet<\/strong> from the Sun. It is called the Red Planet because its surface<\/strong> is covered in red and orange dust. This dust is made of iron, which turns red when it rusts<\/strong>. Mars is a cold, dry place, and it looks like a big desert.<\/p>\n

Mars is much smaller than Earth, but it has some very big things. It has the tallest volcano<\/strong> in the whole \u12e8\u1340\u1210\u12ed \u1235\u122d\u12d3\u1275<\/strong>. This volcano is called Olympus Mons. Mars also has a huge canyon<\/strong> called Valles Marineris. It is much longer and deeper than the Grand Canyon on Earth.<\/p>\n

Mars has two small moons<\/strong> called Phobos and Deimos. These moons are much smaller than our Moon. Scientists think they might be old asteroids<\/strong> that were pulled in by Mars’s \u12e8\u1235\u1260\u1275 \u1283\u12ed\u120d<\/strong> a long, long time ago.<\/p>\n

People have sent many spacecraft<\/strong> to Mars to learn more about it. Some are called rovers<\/strong>. A rover is like a robot car that can drive around and take pictures. The rover Curiosity and the rover Perseverance are both on Mars right now. They look for signs that life once existed<\/strong> on Mars.<\/p>\n

Scientists dream of sending humans<\/strong> to Mars one day. It would take about seven months to fly there. Mars is very cold, and there is not much oxygen<\/strong> in the air. People would need special suits and buildings to stay safe. But maybe in the future, we will live on Mars!<\/p>\n

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\u120a\u1273\u1270\u121d \u12e8\u121a\u127d\u120d \u12e8\u1352\u12f2\u12a4\u134d \u12e8\u1235\u122b \u12c8\u1228\u1240\u1275 \u12eb\u12cd\u122d\u12f1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u12f0\u1228\u1303\u1361<\/strong> \u12f0\u1228\u1303 \u1210<\/p>\n

\u1200. \u12e8\u1243\u120b\u1275 \u121b\u12db\u1218\u12f5<\/h2>\n

\u12a5\u12eb\u1295\u12f3\u1295\u12f1\u1295 \u1243\u120d \u12a8\u1275\u122d\u1309\u1219 \u130b\u122d \u12a0\u12db\u121d\u12f5\u1362<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. planet<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

2. surface<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

3. rusts<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

4. volcano<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

5. \u12e8\u1340\u1210\u12ed \u1235\u122d\u12d3\u1275<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

6. canyon<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

7. moons<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

8. \u12e8\u1235\u1260\u1275 \u1283\u12ed\u120d<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

9. rovers<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n

10. oxygen<\/strong> ______<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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a. a gas in the air that living things need to breathe<\/p>\n

b. a large round object that travels around the Sun<\/p>\n

c. the outside or top layer of something<\/p>\n

d. the Sun and all the planets and moons around it<\/p>\n

e. natural objects that travel around a planet<\/p>\n

f. the force that pulls things toward a planet<\/p>\n

g. a deep, narrow valley with steep sides<\/p>\n

h. when iron mixes with air and water and turns reddish-brown<\/p>\n

i. a mountain that can shoot out hot melted rock<\/p>\n

j. robot vehicles that explore the surface of a planet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u1208. \u12a5\u12cd\u1290\u1275 \u12c8\u12ed\u121d \u1210\u1230\u1275<\/h2>\n

\u1208\u12a5\u12eb\u1295\u12f3\u1295\u12f1 \u1218\u130d\u1208\u132b T (True) \u12c8\u12ed\u121d F (F) \u12ed\u1343\u1349\u1362<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. ______<\/li>\n
  2. Mars is called the Red Planet because it has oceans. ______<\/li>\n
  3. Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system. ______<\/li>\n
  4. Mars has two moons called Phobos and Deimos. ______<\/li>\n
  5. The Grand Canyon on Earth is bigger than Valles Marineris. ______<\/li>\n
  6. Rovers are robot cars that explore the surface of Mars. ______<\/li>\n
  7. The rover Curiosity has already returned to Earth. ______<\/li>\n
  8. Mars has lots of oxygen in its air. ______<\/li>\n
  9. It would take about seven months to fly from Earth to Mars. ______<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u1210. \u1263\u12f6\u12ce\u1279\u1295 \u1219\u120b<\/h2>\n

    \u12e8\u12ce\u122d\u12f5 \u1263\u1295\u12ad\u1361 gravity   volcano   rovers   oxygen   surface<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Mars is covered in red dust because the iron on its __________ rusts.<\/li>\n
    2. Olympus Mons is the tallest __________ in the solar system.<\/li>\n
    3. Robots called __________ drive around Mars and take pictures.<\/li>\n
    4. The __________ of Mars is weaker than the gravity on Earth.<\/li>\n
    5. Humans would need special suits because Mars does not have enough __________ to breathe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u1218. \u12e8\u1218\u1228\u12f3\u1275 \u1325\u12eb\u1244\u12ce\u127d<\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. Why is Mars called the Red Planet?<\/li>\n
      2. What is Olympus Mons?<\/li>\n
      3. What are the names of Mars's two moons?<\/li>\n
      4. What do rovers do on Mars?<\/li>\n
      5. Why would humans need special suits on Mars?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u1220. \u12e8\u12cd\u12ed\u12ed\u1275 \u1325\u12eb\u1244\u12ce\u127d<\/h2>\n
          \n
        1. Would you like to visit Mars someday? Why or why not?<\/li>\n
        2. What do you think life on Mars would be like?<\/li>\n
        3. Why is it important for scientists to study Mars?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u12e8\u1218\u120d\u1235 \u1241\u120d\u134d<\/h2>\n

          Teacher Reference Only<\/em><\/p>\n

          \u1200. \u12e8\u1243\u120b\u1275 \u12dd\u122d\u12dd\u122d\u1361<\/strong> 1-b, 2-c, 3-h, 4-i, 5-d, 6-g, 7-e, 8-f, 9-j, 10-a<\/p>\n

          \u1208. \u12a5\u12cd\u1290\u1275 \u12c8\u12ed\u121d \u1210\u1230\u1275\u1361<\/strong> 1-T, 2-F, 3-T, 4-T, 5-F, 6-T, 7-F, 8-F, 9-T<\/p>\n

          \u1210. \u1263\u12f6\u12ce\u1279\u1295 \u12ed\u1219\u1209\u1361<\/strong> 1-surface, 2-volcano, 3-rovers, 4-gravity, 5-oxygen<\/p>\n

          \u1218. \u130d\u1295\u12db\u1264\u1361<\/strong><\/p>\n

          1. Mars is called the Red Planet because its surface is covered in red and orange dust made of iron that rusts.<\/p>\n

          2. Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars.<\/p>\n

          3. Mars's two moons are Phobos and Deimos.<\/p>\n

          4. Rovers drive around Mars, take pictures, and look for signs of life.<\/p>\n

          5. Humans need special suits because Mars is very cold and has little oxygen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Free Mars ESL reading worksheet for elementary students. Learn about the Red Planet, Olympus Mons, and rovers. Vocabulary, comprehension, answer key. Download PDF.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[298,49],"tags":[640,125,66,92,637,641,642,639,67,425,88,636,638,643],"class_list":["post-3669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intermediate-worksheets","category-worksheets","tag-astronomy-worksheet","tag-english-worksheet","tag-esl-worksheet","tag-free-esl-resources","tag-mars-esl-worksheet","tag-mars-reading-comprehension","tag-planet-vocabulary","tag-planets-worksheet","tag-reading-comprehension","tag-science-esl","tag-science-reading","tag-solar-system-worksheet","tag-space-esl-reading","tag-space-vocabulary-esl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}