Question 1

The visible surface of Uranus and Neptune are bluish-green because they consist of:

Accepted Answer

A) oceans of liquid water 
B) blue glacial ice 
C) methane and other gases 
D) materials that are very cold because they are very far from the Sun 
A) oceans of liquid water 
B) blue glacial ice 
C) methane and other gases 
D) materials that are very cold because they are very far from the Sun

Question 2

The rings of Saturn are largely composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) purple and green metallic substances 
B) icy chunks the size of sand,pebbles,and boulders 
C) drops and blobs of liquid water 
D) all of these 
A) purple and green metallic substances 
B) icy chunks the size of sand,pebbles,and boulders 
C) drops and blobs of liquid water 
D) all of these

Question 3

Why do comets have a tail?

Accepted Answer

A) they are balls of fire and the tail are flames that trail behind the comet 
B) they are balls of fire and the tail is smoke trailing from the burning comet 
C) solar wind strips off gas and dust,forming a tail pointing away from the Sun 
D) comets do not have a tail,but most dogs do 
A) they are balls of fire and the tail are flames that trail behind the comet 
B) they are balls of fire and the tail is smoke trailing from the burning comet 
C) solar wind strips off gas and dust,forming a tail pointing away from the Sun 
D) comets do not have a tail,but most dogs do

Question 4

Which of the following terrains is probably the oldest terrain on the alien world in the Investigation?

Accepted Answer

A) Western Terrain (W) 
B) Dark Terrain (
D)  
C) Chasm (
C)  
D) Sedimentary Terrain (S) 
E) Polar Ice (P) 
A) Western Terrain (W) 
B) Dark Terrain (
D)  
C) Chasm (
C)  
D) Sedimentary Terrain (S) 
E) Polar Ice (P)

Question 5

What are the dominant features on the surface of Mercury?

Accepted Answer

A) large canyons cut by running water 
B) large dark burn marks because of the proximity to the Sun 
C) impact craters of various sizes 
D) pools of highly reflective liquid mercury 
A) large canyons cut by running water 
B) large dark burn marks because of the proximity to the Sun 
C) impact craters of various sizes 
D) pools of highly reflective liquid mercury

Question 6

Based on the image from the Investigation,which terrain is composed of basalt with a few impact craters?

Accepted Answer

A) Western Terrain (W) 
B) Dark Terrain (
D)  
C) Sedimentary Terrain (S) 
D) Polar Ice (P) 
E) none of these 
A) Western Terrain (W) 
B) Dark Terrain (
D)  
C) Sedimentary Terrain (S) 
D) Polar Ice (P) 
E) none of these

Question 7

Which of the following features attracted geologists' attention on Mars?

Accepted Answer

A) small spherical objects,nicknamed blueberries,that contain the mineral hematite 
B) a meteorite resting on the Martian surface 
C) layered rocks in the walls of several craters 
D) a large area with abundant hematite discovered before the rovers landed 
E) all of these 
A) small spherical objects,nicknamed blueberries,that contain the mineral hematite 
B) a meteorite resting on the Martian surface 
C) layered rocks in the walls of several craters 
D) a large area with abundant hematite discovered before the rovers landed 
E) all of these

Question 8

What is the main control on whether a planet or moon has active tectonics and volcanism?

Accepted Answer

A) whether it is composed of rocks or ice 
B) whether it contains water on its surface 
C) the size of an object 
D) the distance that the object is from the Sun 
A) whether it is composed of rocks or ice 
B) whether it contains water on its surface 
C) the size of an object 
D) the distance that the object is from the Sun

Question 9

Which of the following are unusual about Uranus?

Accepted Answer

A) ice on its surface has an unusual bluish-green color 
B) its axis of rotation,orientation of rings,and orbits of its moons are perpendicular to those of every other planet in the Solar System 
C) it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet 
D) its orbit sometimes takes it closer to the Sun than Mars 
E) none of these 
A) ice on its surface has an unusual bluish-green color 
B) its axis of rotation,orientation of rings,and orbits of its moons are perpendicular to those of every other planet in the Solar System 
C) it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet 
D) its orbit sometimes takes it closer to the Sun than Mars 
E) none of these

Question 10

What is the dominant character of the four outer planets?

Accepted Answer

A) all are blue-green 
B) they are large and gas rich 
C) all are cold and icy world 
D) they lack associated moons 
E) each has a form of plate tectonics 
A) all are blue-green 
B) they are large and gas rich 
C) all are cold and icy world 
D) they lack associated moons 
E) each has a form of plate tectonics

Question 11

Which of the following is true about Pluto?

Accepted Answer

A) it is a small icy object,even smaller than Earth's Moon 
B) its orbit is very elliptical 
C) it is similar to a number of objects farther out from the Solar System 
D) astronomers recently classified it to dwarf-planet status 
E) all of these 
A) it is a small icy object,even smaller than Earth's Moon 
B) its orbit is very elliptical 
C) it is similar to a number of objects farther out from the Solar System 
D) astronomers recently classified it to dwarf-planet status 
E) all of these

Question 12

What are the dark areas of the Moon interpreted to be?

Accepted Answer

A) dark-colored sediment that filled in low areas 
B) rocks that are dark and fine-grained because they were smashed by many impacts 
C) large areas of the iron-oxide mineral hematite 
D) large areas covered by basalt 
A) dark-colored sediment that filled in low areas 
B) rocks that are dark and fine-grained because they were smashed by many impacts 
C) large areas of the iron-oxide mineral hematite 
D) large areas covered by basalt

Question 13

Based on the image from the Investigation,which of the terrains or features is the youngest of the ones listed?

Accepted Answer

A) Western Terrain (W) 
B) Dark Terrain (
D)  
C) Chasm (
C)  
D) Sedimentary Terrain (S) 
A) Western Terrain (W) 
B) Dark Terrain (
D)  
C) Chasm (
C)  
D) Sedimentary Terrain (S)

Question 14

What does this curved feature,which contains a point bar,indicate about past events on Mars?

Accepted Answer

A) there were explosive volcanic eruptions 
B) strong winds eroded into a series of volcanic layers 
C) the surface once had running water that eroded and deposited sediment 
D) glaciers once covered the entire planet 
A) there were explosive volcanic eruptions 
B) strong winds eroded into a series of volcanic layers 
C) the surface once had running water that eroded and deposited sediment 
D) glaciers once covered the entire planet

Question 15

Dark mare on the moon formed by?

Accepted Answer

A) running water deposited hematite-rich sediments in low areas 
B) basalt flows filled previously existing impact craters 
C) volcanic calderas released hot water and hydrothermal minerals 
D) shallow magma baked the overlying rocks 
A) running water deposited hematite-rich sediments in low areas 
B) basalt flows filled previously existing impact craters 
C) volcanic calderas released hot water and hydrothermal minerals 
D) shallow magma baked the overlying rocks

Question 16

What largely determines the level of volcanic and tectonic activity on the Galilean moons?

Accepted Answer

A) whether the crust is light- or dark-colored,which controls how much of the Sun's heat it retains 
B) the composition of the crust of each moon 
C) the amount of wind and water on each moon's surface 
D) proximity to Jupiter and its extreme tidal forces 
A) whether the crust is light- or dark-colored,which controls how much of the Sun's heat it retains 
B) the composition of the crust of each moon 
C) the amount of wind and water on each moon's surface 
D) proximity to Jupiter and its extreme tidal forces

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the inner terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

A) Mercury 
B) Venus 
C) Mars 
D) Saturn 
A) Mercury 
B) Venus 
C) Mars 
D) Saturn

Question 18

This planet has bedrock,reddish dust,and ice caps.What planetary body is it?

Accepted Answer

A) Mars 
B) Venus 
C) Earth's moon 
D) Mercury 
E) Neptune 
A) Mars 
B) Venus 
C) Earth's moon 
D) Mercury 
E) Neptune

Question 19

What did the Cassini spacecraft and its Huygens probe discover on the surface of Titan,the largest of Saturn's moons?

Accepted Answer

A) the surface was nearly completely covered by impact craters 
B) there was a large impact crater that nearly blasted the moon apart 
C) networks of drainages apparently carved by liquids 
D) none of these 
A) the surface was nearly completely covered by impact craters 
B) there was a large impact crater that nearly blasted the moon apart 
C) networks of drainages apparently carved by liquids 
D) none of these

Question 20

These craters on the moon formed when:

Accepted Answer

A) meteoroids and other objects impacted on the surface 
B) caves formed in a widespread limestone layer collapsed 
C) when numerous volcanoes erupted at nearly the same time 
D) groundwater dissolved an underground layer of salt 
A) meteoroids and other objects impacted on the surface 
B) caves formed in a widespread limestone layer collapsed 
C) when numerous volcanoes erupted at nearly the same time 
D) groundwater dissolved an underground layer of salt

The visible surface of Uranus and Neptune are bluish-green because they consist of:

The rings of Saturn are largely composed of:

Why do comets have a tail?

Which of the following terrains is probably the oldest terrain on the alien world in the Investigation?

What are the dominant features on the surface of Mercury?

Based on the image from the Investigation,which terrain is composed of basalt with a few impact craters?

Which of the following features attracted geologists' attention on Mars?

What is the main control on whether a planet or moon has active tectonics and volcanism?

Which of the following are unusual about Uranus?

What is the dominant character of the four outer planets?

Which of the following is true about Pluto?

What are the dark areas of the Moon interpreted to be?

Based on the image from the Investigation,which of the terrains or features is the youngest of the ones listed?

What does this curved feature,which contains a point bar,indicate about past events on Mars?

Dark mare on the moon formed by?

What largely determines the level of volcanic and tectonic activity on the Galilean moons?

Which of the following is NOT one of the inner terrestrial planets?

This planet has bedrock,reddish dust,and ice caps.What planetary body is it?

What did the Cassini spacecraft and its Huygens probe discover on the surface of Titan,the largest of Saturn's moons?

These craters on the moon formed when:

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Exam 19: Geology of the Solar System

The visible surface of Uranus and Neptune are bluish-green because they consist of:

The rings of Saturn are largely composed of:

Why do comets have a tail?

Which of the following terrains is probably the oldest terrain on the alien world in the Investigation?

What are the dominant features on the surface of Mercury?

Based on the image from the Investigation,which terrain is composed of basalt with a few impact craters?

Which of the following features attracted geologists' attention on Mars?

What is the main control on whether a planet or moon has active tectonics and volcanism?

Which of the following are unusual about Uranus?

What is the dominant character of the four outer planets?

Which of the following is true about Pluto?

What are the dark areas of the Moon interpreted to be?

Based on the image from the Investigation,which of the terrains or features is the youngest of the ones listed?

What does this curved feature,which contains a point bar,indicate about past events on Mars?

Dark mare on the moon formed by?

What largely determines the level of volcanic and tectonic activity on the Galilean moons?

Which of the following is NOT one of the inner terrestrial planets?

This planet has bedrock,reddish dust,and ice caps.What planetary body is it?

What did the Cassini spacecraft and its Huygens probe discover on the surface of Titan,the largest of Saturn's moons?

These craters on the moon formed when:

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

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