Question 1

Which is a unique geological feature found on Mercury's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  craters 
B)  lobate scarps 
C)  shield volcanoes 
D)  sinuous rilles 
E)  basins 
A)  craters 
B)  lobate scarps 
C)  shield volcanoes 
D)  sinuous rilles 
E)  basins

Question 2

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 3

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to get to the Moon, land

Question 4

What does "maria" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  plateaus 
B)  ponds 
C)  rivers 
D)  rivers. 
E)  seas 
A)  plateaus 
B)  ponds 
C)  rivers 
D)  rivers. 
E)  seas

Question 5

Which Apollo mission never made it to the lunar surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apollo 11 
B)  Apollo 12 
C)  Apollo 13 
D)  Apollo 14 
E)  Apollo 15 
A)  Apollo 11 
B)  Apollo 12 
C)  Apollo 13 
D)  Apollo 14 
E)  Apollo 15

Question 6

Mercury is _______________ to the Sun, thus affecting its rotation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mercury is _______________ to the Sun, thus...

Question 7

Will the Moon's surface change over time? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No. On the Moon, with no atmosphere and

Question 8

There is no air on the Moon to scatter light and soften shadows

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The lunar _______________ are saturated with craters.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The lunar _______________ are saturated with craters....

Question 10

The dividing line between daylight and darkness on the Moon is called its__________.

Accepted Answer

terminator

Question 11

What are the shared common characteristics of the Moon and Mercury?

Accepted Answer

Earth's Moon and Mercury are good subjec

Question 12

Where did the Apollo 11 lunar module land and sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taurus-Littrow region 
B)  Taurus-Littrow region. 
C)  Mare Tranquillitatis 
D)  Hadley Rille 
E)  Descartes region 
A)  Taurus-Littrow region 
B)  Taurus-Littrow region. 
C)  Mare Tranquillitatis 
D)  Hadley Rille 
E)  Descartes region

Question 13

Mercury has a weak magnetic field because of its iron core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mare Imbrium is the result of a planetesimal of 275 km across striking the lunar surface 4 billion years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Moon's crust is thicker on the side facing Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Because of Mercury's lower gravity, ejecta from a meteorite covers much of its surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the Moon's gravity?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no gravity on the Moon. 
B)  1/3 of Earth's gravity 
C)  1/2 of Earth's gravity 
D)  1/6 of Earth's gravity 
E)  The Moon's gravity is the same as that of Earth. 
A)  There is no gravity on the Moon. 
B)  1/3 of Earth's gravity 
C)  1/2 of Earth's gravity 
D)  1/6 of Earth's gravity 
E)  The Moon's gravity is the same as that of Earth.

Question 18

Mercury completes one orbit around the Sun in 8 days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is the oldest geological feature of the Moon?

Accepted Answer

A)  maria 
B)  lowlands 
C)  highlands 
D)  regolith 
E)  rilles 
A)  maria 
B)  lowlands 
C)  highlands 
D)  regolith 
E)  rilles

Question 20

The lunar maria are ancient _______________ that have apparently covered older, cratered lowlands.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The lunar maria are ancient _______________ that...

Which is a unique geological feature found on Mercury's surface?

What part of the Apollo spacecraft actually returned to Earth?

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

What does "maria" mean?

Which Apollo mission never made it to the lunar surface?

Mercury is _______________ to the Sun, thus affecting its rotation.

Will the Moon's surface change over time? Why or why not?

There is no air on the Moon to scatter light and soften shadows

The lunar _______________ are saturated with craters.

The dividing line between daylight and darkness on the Moon is called its__________.

What are the shared common characteristics of the Moon and Mercury?

Where did the Apollo 11 lunar module land and sample?

Mercury has a weak magnetic field because of its iron core.

Mare Imbrium is the result of a planetesimal of 275 km across striking the lunar surface 4 billion years ago.

The Moon's crust is thicker on the side facing Earth.

Because of Mercury's lower gravity, ejecta from a meteorite covers much of its surface.

What is the Moon's gravity?

Mercury completes one orbit around the Sun in 8 days.

Which of the following is the oldest geological feature of the Moon?

The lunar maria are ancient _______________ that have apparently covered older, cratered lowlands.

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Exam 12: The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Which is a unique geological feature found on Mercury's surface?

What part of the Apollo spacecraft actually returned to Earth?

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

What does "maria" mean?

Which Apollo mission never made it to the lunar surface?

Mercury is _______________ to the Sun, thus affecting its rotation.

Will the Moon's surface change over time? Why or why not?

There is no air on the Moon to scatter light and soften shadows

The lunar _______________ are saturated with craters.

The dividing line between daylight and darkness on the Moon is called its__________.

What are the shared common characteristics of the Moon and Mercury?

Where did the Apollo 11 lunar module land and sample?

Mercury has a weak magnetic field because of its iron core.

Mare Imbrium is the result of a planetesimal of 275 km across striking the lunar surface 4 billion years ago.

The Moon's crust is thicker on the side facing Earth.

Because of Mercury's lower gravity, ejecta from a meteorite covers much of its surface.

What is the Moon's gravity?

Mercury completes one orbit around the Sun in 8 days.

Which of the following is the oldest geological feature of the Moon?

The lunar maria are ancient _______________ that have apparently covered older, cratered lowlands.

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

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: Life on Other Worlds

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