Question 1

How did Mars get its two moons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mars captured asteroids from the asteroid belt. 
B)  Mars suffered a catastrophic meteor impact, breaking a piece off the planet. 
C)  Mars had planetary bodies near it when the solar wind blew out the nebula. 
D)  Mars collided and fused with another planet leaving two remnants behind. 
E)  Mars captured comets from the Kuiper belt. 
A)  Mars captured asteroids from the asteroid belt. 
B)  Mars suffered a catastrophic meteor impact, breaking a piece off the planet. 
C)  Mars had planetary bodies near it when the solar wind blew out the nebula. 
D)  Mars collided and fused with another planet leaving two remnants behind. 
E)  Mars captured comets from the Kuiper belt.

Question 2

Excess atmospheric _______________ indicates that Venus once had substantial amounts of water on its surface.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Excess atmospheric _______________ indicates that Venus once...

Question 3

How did the Martian soil become so heavily oxidized, giving it the reddish hue?

Accepted Answer

The reddish color of

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: has an atmosphere with 96 percent CO S1U1B1 2 S1U1B0
has found water ice beneath its surface with robotic missions
displays retrograde rotation
contains surface temperatures ranging from -140 S1U1P1 o S1S1P0 C to 15 S1U1P1 o S1S1P0 C
possesses largest volcano in the Solar System
has a large, dense core
has a surface covered with a reddish soil
possesses a relatively "young" crust
possesses the longest lava flow channel in the Solar System
is still evolving and geologically active

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Venus and Mars is...

Question 5

Which is a unique characteristic of Venus not shared by the other Terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  The planet has an atmosphere. 
B)  The planet has volcanoes on its surface. 
C)  The planet experiences retrograde rotation. 
D)  The planet has a strong magnetic field. 
E)  The planet once had water on its surface. 
A)  The planet has an atmosphere. 
B)  The planet has volcanoes on its surface. 
C)  The planet experiences retrograde rotation. 
D)  The planet has a strong magnetic field. 
E)  The planet once had water on its surface.

Question 6

Venus has an atmosphere that rotates within a period of only four days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Signs of cratering dominate the surface of Venus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is Olympus Mons and where is it found?

Accepted Answer

A)  a crater on our Moon 
B)  a volcano on the planet Mars 
C)  a sinuous rille on Venus 
D)  a caldera on the planet Venus 
E)  a lobate scarp on Mars 
A)  a crater on our Moon 
B)  a volcano on the planet Mars 
C)  a sinuous rille on Venus 
D)  a caldera on the planet Venus 
E)  a lobate scarp on Mars

Question 9

Which period of Mars's planetary history has been the most uneventful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesozoic 
B)  Noachian 
C)  Amazonian 
D)  Jurassic 
E)  Hesperian 
A)  Mesozoic 
B)  Noachian 
C)  Amazonian 
D)  Jurassic 
E)  Hesperian

Question 10

Venus has no _______________ to absorb the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Venus has no _______________ to absorb the...

Question 11

Phobos is so close to Mars that tides are currently making its orbit _______________.

Accepted Answer

shrink,sma

Question 12

The Venus's atmosphere contains 96 percent _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Venus's atmosphere contains 96 percent _______________....

Question 13

What evidence is there to prove that there has been no tectonic movement on Mars?

Accepted Answer

A)  The meteorites that have landed on Earth 
B)  The "blueberries" found by rover Opportunity 
C)  The huge size of the Martian volcanoes 
D)  The presence of ice beneath the surface 
E)  The large number of polygonal cracks on the surface 
A)  The meteorites that have landed on Earth 
B)  The "blueberries" found by rover Opportunity 
C)  The huge size of the Martian volcanoes 
D)  The presence of ice beneath the surface 
E)  The large number of polygonal cracks on the surface

Question 14

Which period of Mars's planetary history was the most active geologically and describe what happened during that time period.

Accepted Answer

During the Noachian Period, Mars was bat

Question 15

With no water and a thick, slow-moving lower atmosphere, there is little erosion on Venus

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The instruments of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft detected water frozen in the soil over large areas of Mars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How often does Venus rotate on its axis?

Accepted Answer

A)  24 h 
B)  182 Earth days 
C)  243 Earth days 
D)  1 Earth year 
E)  3 Earth years 
A)  24 h 
B)  182 Earth days 
C)  243 Earth days 
D)  1 Earth year 
E)  3 Earth years

Question 19

The air on Mars is 95% nitrogen and argon

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why do scientists believe Venus lacks plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

True plate tectonics are apparently not

Exam 22: Venus and Mars

How did Mars get its two moons?

Excess atmospheric _______________ indicates that Venus once had substantial amounts of water on its surface.

How did the Martian soil become so heavily oxidized, giving it the reddish hue?

Which is a unique characteristic of Venus not shared by the other Terrestrial planets?

Venus has an atmosphere that rotates within a period of only four days.

Signs of cratering dominate the surface of Venus.

What is Olympus Mons and where is it found?

Which period of Mars's planetary history has been the most uneventful?

Venus has no _______________ to absorb the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.

Phobos is so close to Mars that tides are currently making its orbit _______________.

The Venus's atmosphere contains 96 percent _______________.

What evidence is there to prove that there has been no tectonic movement on Mars?

Which period of Mars's planetary history was the most active geologically and describe what happened during that time period.

With no water and a thick, slow-moving lower atmosphere, there is little erosion on Venus

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

The instruments of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft detected water frozen in the soil over large areas of Mars.

How often does Venus rotate on its axis?

The air on Mars is 95% nitrogen and argon

Why do scientists believe Venus lacks plate tectonics?

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