Question 1

___________refers to the bright head of a comet.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lira 
B)  Toma 
C)  Lima 
D)  Coma 
A)  Lira 
B)  Toma 
C)  Lima 
D)  Coma

Question 2

Most of the mass in the solar system is contained___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  in the outer planets 
B)  in the Sun plus Jupiter 
C)  in the Sun 
D)  in the inner planets 
A)  in the outer planets 
B)  in the Sun plus Jupiter 
C)  in the Sun 
D)  in the inner planets

Question 3

Neptune and Uranus both appear bluish in sunlight whereas Jupiter and Saturn are multicolored. Why are Neptune and Uranus blue?

Accepted Answer

A)  They contain methane ice in their atmosphere which causes the color. 
B)  They do not contain dust and debris in the atmosphere, like Saturn and Jupiter. 
C)  They contain ice crystals high in the atmosphere, and water ice is blue. 
D)  The effect is not real; it is just due to low light levels. 
A)  They contain methane ice in their atmosphere which causes the color. 
B)  They do not contain dust and debris in the atmosphere, like Saturn and Jupiter. 
C)  They contain ice crystals high in the atmosphere, and water ice is blue. 
D)  The effect is not real; it is just due to low light levels.

Question 4

The most extreme example of the greenhouse effect in the solar system is associated with an abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Earth 
B)  Mars 
C)  Mercury 
D)  Venus 
A)  Earth 
B)  Mars 
C)  Mercury 
D)  Venus

Question 5

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  comet 
B)  meteorite 
C)  planet 
D)  asteroid 
A)  comet 
B)  meteorite 
C)  planet 
D)  asteroid

Question 6

Rayed craters like Tyco and Copernicus are known to be younger than the lunar maria because ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they contain volcanos in their centers which indicate the moon still had magma available when they formed 
B)  their ejecta, seen as rays, lies across the surface of the maria 
C)  they are formed on lunar highlands that are known to be younger than the maria 
D)  they have been dated directly by radiometric dating of samples 
A)  they contain volcanos in their centers which indicate the moon still had magma available when they formed 
B)  their ejecta, seen as rays, lies across the surface of the maria 
C)  they are formed on lunar highlands that are known to be younger than the maria 
D)  they have been dated directly by radiometric dating of samples

Question 7

Saturn's moon Titan has rain like Earth, but the rain is___________ , not water.

Accepted Answer

A)  methane 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  sulfur 
D)  neon 
A)  methane 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  sulfur 
D)  neon

Question 8

How did the lunar maria most likely originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The solar wind eroded very wide, shallow basins that filled with lunar dust. 
B)  Huge impact basins were nearly filled with basaltic lava flows. 
C)  Huge impact craters filled with frozen carbon dioxide and dark- colored silt and dust. 
D)  Massive, basaltic comets melted when they hit the lunar surface. 
A)  The solar wind eroded very wide, shallow basins that filled with lunar dust. 
B)  Huge impact basins were nearly filled with basaltic lava flows. 
C)  Huge impact craters filled with frozen carbon dioxide and dark- colored silt and dust. 
D)  Massive, basaltic comets melted when they hit the lunar surface.

Question 9

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  Earth 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Mars 
D)  Venus 
A)  Earth 
B)  Jupiter 
C)  Mars 
D)  Venus

Question 10

Vast, circular to elliptical dark- colored areas on the moon called maria represent___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  very large impact craters filled with basaltic lava 
B)  large volcanos 
C)  remnant highlands produced from a time when the moon was entirely molten 
D)  large lowlands that were sea- beds when the moon had water 
A)  very large impact craters filled with basaltic lava 
B)  large volcanos 
C)  remnant highlands produced from a time when the moon was entirely molten 
D)  large lowlands that were sea- beds when the moon had water

Question 11

The famous gap in Saturn's rings is known as the ___________division.

Accepted Answer

A)  Galileo 
B)  Fermi 
C)  Cassini 
D)  Io 
A)  Galileo 
B)  Fermi 
C)  Cassini 
D)  Io

Question 12

Relatively small bodies which generally orbit between Mars and Jupiter are called___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  meteorites 
B)  asteroids 
C)  comets 
D)  dwarf planets 
A)  meteorites 
B)  asteroids 
C)  comets 
D)  dwarf planets

Question 13

The only planet in the solar system whose axis of rotation lies close to its equatorial plane is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune 
A)  Jupiter 
B)  Saturn 
C)  Uranus 
D)  Neptune

___________refers to the bright head of a comet.

Most of the mass in the solar system is contained___________ .

Neptune and Uranus both appear bluish in sunlight whereas Jupiter and Saturn are multicolored. Why are Neptune and Uranus blue?

The most extreme example of the greenhouse effect in the solar system is associated with an abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of ___________.

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Rayed craters like Tyco and Copernicus are known to be younger than the lunar maria because ___________.

Saturn's moon Titan has rain like Earth, but the rain is___________ , not water.

How did the lunar maria most likely originate?

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Vast, circular to elliptical dark- colored areas on the moon called maria represent___________ .

The famous gap in Saturn's rings is known as the ___________division.

Relatively small bodies which generally orbit between Mars and Jupiter are called___________ .

The only planet in the solar system whose axis of rotation lies close to its equatorial plane is ___________.

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Light, Telescopes, and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters

Exam 22: Touring Our Solar System

___________refers to the bright head of a comet.

Most of the mass in the solar system is contained___________ .

Neptune and Uranus both appear bluish in sunlight whereas Jupiter and Saturn are multicolored. Why are Neptune and Uranus blue?

The most extreme example of the greenhouse effect in the solar system is associated with an abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of ___________.

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Rayed craters like Tyco and Copernicus are known to be younger than the lunar maria because ___________.

Saturn's moon Titan has rain like Earth, but the rain is___________ , not water.

How did the lunar maria most likely originate?

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Vast, circular to elliptical dark- colored areas on the moon called maria represent___________ .

The famous gap in Saturn's rings is known as the ___________division.

Relatively small bodies which generally orbit between Mars and Jupiter are called___________ .

The only planet in the solar system whose axis of rotation lies close to its equatorial plane is ___________.

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Light, Telescopes, and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters