Question 1

What is one of the largest impact basin in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crisium Basin 
B)  Caloris Basin 
C)  Imbrium Basin 
D)  Mare Tranquillitatis 
E)  Aitken Basin 
A)  Crisium Basin 
B)  Caloris Basin 
C)  Imbrium Basin 
D)  Mare Tranquillitatis 
E)  Aitken Basin

Question 2

What method was used to determine the absolute ages of the lunar rock samples from the Apollo missions?

Accepted Answer

A)  electromagnetic measuring 
B)  radar imaging 
C)  telescopic observations 
D)  microscopic evaluation 
E)  radioactive dating 
A)  electromagnetic measuring 
B)  radar imaging 
C)  telescopic observations 
D)  microscopic evaluation 
E)  radioactive dating

Question 3

What surprised scientists to learn about Mercury from MESSENGER's data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury is still geologically active with molten lava flows on the surface. 
B)  Mercury does have an atmosphere causing some erosion of the surface. 
C)  Mercury has significantly more craters than the Moon. 
D)  Mercury has a magnetic field despite its size. 
E)  Mercury is rotating faster than earlier predicted. 
A)  Mercury is still geologically active with molten lava flows on the surface. 
B)  Mercury does have an atmosphere causing some erosion of the surface. 
C)  Mercury has significantly more craters than the Moon. 
D)  Mercury has a magnetic field despite its size. 
E)  Mercury is rotating faster than earlier predicted.

Question 4

Since there are no folded mountain chains on the Moon, what does this imply about the Moon's geology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plate tectonics does not exist on the moon. 
B)  The geological history is extremely short. 
C)  Mountains were worn down by erosion. 
D)  Mountains were destroyed during the heavy bombardment. 
A)  Plate tectonics does not exist on the moon. 
B)  The geological history is extremely short. 
C)  Mountains were worn down by erosion. 
D)  Mountains were destroyed during the heavy bombardment.

Question 5

Which was the source of lava during the flooding stage of the Moon's development?

Accepted Answer

A)  moonquakes and tectonic shifts 
B)  lower crust and upper mantle 
C)  the deep core 
D)  volcanoes 
E)  impacts 
A)  moonquakes and tectonic shifts 
B)  lower crust and upper mantle 
C)  the deep core 
D)  volcanoes 
E)  impacts

Question 6

The lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts contained a surprisingly large amount of water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to get to the Moon, land

Question 8

Explain the three different hypotheses for the origin of the Moon and how evidence from the Apollo lunar rocks persuaded scientists to develop a new hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The fission hypothesis proposed that the

Question 9

How were the lunar maria formed?

Accepted Answer

The maria are ancient lava flows that ha

Question 10

What part of the Apollo spacecraft actually returned to Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  descent rocket 
B)  lunar module 
C)  rocket boosters 
D)  command module 
E)  support stage 
A)  descent rocket 
B)  lunar module 
C)  rocket boosters 
D)  command module 
E)  support stage

Question 11

The presence of _______________ increases the possibility that a human lunar base may be established someday.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The presence of _______________ increases the possibility...

What is one of the largest impact basin in the Solar System?

What method was used to determine the absolute ages of the lunar rock samples from the Apollo missions?

What surprised scientists to learn about Mercury from MESSENGER's data?

Since there are no folded mountain chains on the Moon, what does this imply about the Moon's geology?

Which was the source of lava during the flooding stage of the Moon's development?

The lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts contained a surprisingly large amount of water.

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

Explain the three different hypotheses for the origin of the Moon and how evidence from the Apollo lunar rocks persuaded scientists to develop a new hypothesis.

How were the lunar maria formed?

What part of the Apollo spacecraft actually returned to Earth?

The presence of _______________ increases the possibility that a human lunar base may be established someday.

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Exam 21: The Moon and Mercury

What is one of the largest impact basin in the Solar System?

What method was used to determine the absolute ages of the lunar rock samples from the Apollo missions?

What surprised scientists to learn about Mercury from MESSENGER's data?

Since there are no folded mountain chains on the Moon, what does this imply about the Moon's geology?

Which was the source of lava during the flooding stage of the Moon's development?

The lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts contained a surprisingly large amount of water.

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

Explain the three different hypotheses for the origin of the Moon and how evidence from the Apollo lunar rocks persuaded scientists to develop a new hypothesis.

How were the lunar maria formed?

What part of the Apollo spacecraft actually returned to Earth?

The presence of _______________ increases the possibility that a human lunar base may be established someday.

Here and Now

A Users Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Interstellar Medium

Formation and Structure of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology

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