Question 1

Which mission has recently provided scientists with information about Mercury's magnetic field?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magellan 
B)  MESSENGER 
C)  LCROSS 
D)  Voyager 
E)  Apollo 
A)  Magellan 
B)  MESSENGER 
C)  LCROSS 
D)  Voyager 
E)  Apollo

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was the purpose of the LCROSS mission?

Accepted Answer

A)  To determine if lava still flowed beneath the crust 
B)  To generate an altitude map of the Moon's surface 
C)  To photograph geological features of the Moon 
D)  To photograph geological features of the Moon. 
E)  To determine if there is water ice buried in soil of the Moon's south pole 
A)  To determine if lava still flowed beneath the crust 
B)  To generate an altitude map of the Moon's surface 
C)  To photograph geological features of the Moon 
D)  To photograph geological features of the Moon. 
E)  To determine if there is water ice buried in soil of the Moon's south pole

Question 4

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...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Earth's Moon and Mercury are good subjec

Question 8

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 9

Mercury's period of rotation is exactly _______________ of its orbital period.

Accepted Answer

two thirds

Question 10

What are sinuous rilles found on the lunar surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient lava flows 
B)  channels cut by flowing lava on the edge of the maria 
C)  large basins once filled with water 
D)  light-colored rock found in the lunar highlands 
E)  fault lines found within the crust 
A)  ancient lava flows 
B)  channels cut by flowing lava on the edge of the maria 
C)  large basins once filled with water 
D)  light-colored rock found in the lunar highlands 
E)  fault lines found within the crust

Question 11

The Moon's core does not contain much iron, so it cannot produce a dynamo effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the largest impact crater on Mercury?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which hypothesis suggested that the Moon formed elsewhere and was later caught by Earth's gravity?

Accepted Answer

A)  fission hypothesis 
B)  fusion hypothesis 
C)  large-impact hypothesis 
D)  capture hypothesis 
E)  condensation hypothesis 
A)  fission hypothesis 
B)  fusion hypothesis 
C)  large-impact hypothesis 
D)  capture hypothesis 
E)  condensation hypothesis

Question 14

Lobate scarps are very low and small disturbances on the surface of Mercury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mercury is still geologically active today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was significant in the design of the Apollo spacecraft?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to get to the Moon, land

Question 18

Match between columns
                        Premises: Hadley Rille
Never reached the Moon and had to return to Earth.
Taurus-Littrow region
Mare Tranquillitatis
Oceanus Procellarum
Fra Mauro
Descartes region

Accepted Answer

The Answer of 15 and 13 and 17 and 14 is...

Question 19

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 20

The nights are cold on Mercury because it has a negligible atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The Moon and Mercury

Which mission has recently provided scientists with information about Mercury's magnetic field?

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

What was the purpose of the LCROSS mission?

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

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

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

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

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

Mercury's period of rotation is exactly _______________ of its orbital period.

What are sinuous rilles found on the lunar surface?

The Moon's core does not contain much iron, so it cannot produce a dynamo effect.

What is the largest impact crater on Mercury?

Which hypothesis suggested that the Moon formed elsewhere and was later caught by Earth's gravity?

Lobate scarps are very low and small disturbances on the surface of Mercury.

Mercury is still geologically active today.

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?

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

The nights are cold on Mercury because it has a negligible atmosphere.

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