Question 1

What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dry, dusty, boulder-strewn desert 
B)  a huge canyon stretching out to the horizon 
C)  flat, dark volcanic rocks out to the horizon 
D)  very mountainous with huge volcanoes in the distance 
A)  a dry, dusty, boulder-strewn desert 
B)  a huge canyon stretching out to the horizon 
C)  flat, dark volcanic rocks out to the horizon 
D)  very mountainous with huge volcanoes in the distance

Question 2

At the beginning of summer, the carbon dioxide at the summer pole

Accepted Answer

A)  melts 
B)  sublimates 
C)  freezes 
D)  ionizes 
A)  melts 
B)  sublimates 
C)  freezes 
D)  ionizes

Question 3

Seasons on Mars

Accepted Answer

A)  are similar to those on the Earth but twice as long 
B)  are exactly the same at the Earth 
C)  are more intense than on the Earth but the same length 
D)  are similar to those on the Earth but half as long 
A)  are similar to those on the Earth but twice as long 
B)  are exactly the same at the Earth 
C)  are more intense than on the Earth but the same length 
D)  are similar to those on the Earth but half as long

Question 4

The majority of the southern hemisphere of Mars represents which geological era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amazonian 
B)  Hesperian 
C)  Cenozoic 
D)  Noachian 
A)  Amazonian 
B)  Hesperian 
C)  Cenozoic 
D)  Noachian

Question 5

Seasonal variations on Mars are due

Accepted Answer

A)  only to its changing distance from the Sun 
B)  only to its axis tilt 
C)  to small changes in the amount of energy emitted by the Sun 
D)  to both its axis tilt and its changing distance from the Sun 
A)  only to its changing distance from the Sun 
B)  only to its axis tilt 
C)  to small changes in the amount of energy emitted by the Sun 
D)  to both its axis tilt and its changing distance from the Sun

Question 6

The most important geological process that has removed craters from the Martian surface in the past is

Accepted Answer

A)  plate tectonics 
B)  wind erosion 
C)  volcanism 
D)  water erosion 
A)  plate tectonics 
B)  wind erosion 
C)  volcanism 
D)  water erosion

Question 7

What is the most intriguing piece of evidence that suggests that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 may have once contained life?

Accepted Answer

A)  molecules of DNA were found inside 
B)  oxygen gas was found trapped inside the meteorite 
C)  amino acids were found inside 
D)  highly magnified images of carbonate grains found inside reveal rod-shaped structures that look much like terrestrial nanobacteria 
A)  molecules of DNA were found inside 
B)  oxygen gas was found trapped inside the meteorite 
C)  amino acids were found inside 
D)  highly magnified images of carbonate grains found inside reveal rod-shaped structures that look much like terrestrial nanobacteria

Question 8

The tiny spheres called "blueberries" discovered by the rover Opportunity are made of

Accepted Answer

A)  carbonate 
B)  hematite 
C)  silicate 
D)  fruit 
A)  carbonate 
B)  hematite 
C)  silicate 
D)  fruit

Question 9

How easy would it be for future astronauts to psychologically adapt to living on Mars?

Accepted Answer

A)  fairly easy because the Martian day is only about 40 minutes longer than the terrestrial day 
B)  extremely easy because the Martian day is exactly the same length as the terrestrial day 
C)  very difficult because the Martian day is much longer than the terrestrial day 
D)  very difficult because the Martian day is much shorter than the terrestrial day 
A)  fairly easy because the Martian day is only about 40 minutes longer than the terrestrial day 
B)  extremely easy because the Martian day is exactly the same length as the terrestrial day 
C)  very difficult because the Martian day is much longer than the terrestrial day 
D)  very difficult because the Martian day is much shorter than the terrestrial day

Question 10

What field of science were the experiments on the two Viking lander most closely related to?

Accepted Answer

A)  physics 
B)  biology 
C)  geology 
D)  astronomy 
A)  physics 
B)  biology 
C)  geology 
D)  astronomy

What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

At the beginning of summer, the carbon dioxide at the summer pole

Seasons on Mars

The majority of the southern hemisphere of Mars represents which geological era?

Seasonal variations on Mars are due

The most important geological process that has removed craters from the Martian surface in the past is

What is the most intriguing piece of evidence that suggests that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 may have once contained life?

The tiny spheres called "blueberries" discovered by the rover Opportunity are made of

How easy would it be for future astronauts to psychologically adapt to living on Mars?

What field of science were the experiments on the two Viking lander most closely related to?

The Science of Life in the Universe

The Universal Context of Life

The Habitability of Earth

The Nature of Life on Earth

The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth

Searching for Life in Our Solar System

Life on Jovian Moons

The Nature and Evolution of Habitability

Habitability Outside the Solar System

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Interstellar Travel and the Fermi Paradox

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Exam 8: Mars

What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

At the beginning of summer, the carbon dioxide at the summer pole

Seasons on Mars

The majority of the southern hemisphere of Mars represents which geological era?

Seasonal variations on Mars are due

The most important geological process that has removed craters from the Martian surface in the past is

What is the most intriguing piece of evidence that suggests that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 may have once contained life?

The tiny spheres called "blueberries" discovered by the rover Opportunity are made of

How easy would it be for future astronauts to psychologically adapt to living on Mars?

What field of science were the experiments on the two Viking lander most closely related to?

The Science of Life in the Universe

The Universal Context of Life

The Habitability of Earth

The Nature of Life on Earth

The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth

Searching for Life in Our Solar System

Life on Jovian Moons

The Nature and Evolution of Habitability

Habitability Outside the Solar System

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Interstellar Travel and the Fermi Paradox

Filters