Question 1

What types of surfaces appear dark on a radar image taken by a satellite?

Accepted Answer

A) a surface that is rough 
B) a surface that slopes toward the satellite 
C) a surface that is smooth or slopes away from the satellite 
D) a surface that contains quartz and feldspar 
A) a surface that is rough 
B) a surface that slopes toward the satellite 
C) a surface that is smooth or slopes away from the satellite 
D) a surface that contains quartz and feldspar

Question 2

Which feature on Earth's moon is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,the mare 
B) 2,lunar highlands 
C) 3,rayed crater 
D) the polar ice caps 
A) 1,the mare 
B) 2,lunar highlands 
C) 3,rayed crater 
D) the polar ice caps

Question 3

Which of these numbered areas on Enceladus,a moon of Jupiter,is probably the oldest?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,a heavily cratered terrain 
B) 2,tectonic belts that cut across the cratered terrain 
C) 3,less cratered plains 
D) there is not enough information to tell 
A) 1,a heavily cratered terrain 
B) 2,tectonic belts that cut across the cratered terrain 
C) 3,less cratered plains 
D) there is not enough information to tell

Question 4

The presence of dunes in the middle Victoria Crater on Mars indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) Mars has an atmosphere 
B) volcanic eruptions produced abundant sand 
C) glaciers once covered most of Mars 
D) seas once covered this area,leaving behind the dunes 
A) Mars has an atmosphere 
B) volcanic eruptions produced abundant sand 
C) glaciers once covered most of Mars 
D) seas once covered this area,leaving behind the dunes

Question 5

Which of the following are NOT present on the Moon?

Accepted Answer

A) light-colored areas called the lunar highlands 
B) areas with abundant impact craters 
C) dark,fairly smooth areas 
D) large impact craters with light-colored rays radiating out from the center 
E) all of these are present 
A) light-colored areas called the lunar highlands 
B) areas with abundant impact craters 
C) dark,fairly smooth areas 
D) large impact craters with light-colored rays radiating out from the center 
E) all of these are present

Question 6

What is the current theory for the formation of our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

A) the Sun and planets condensed from a cloud of gas and dust 
B) the Sun exploded during the Big Bang 
C) the four outer planets were all captured from another solar system 
D) none of these 
A) the Sun and planets condensed from a cloud of gas and dust 
B) the Sun exploded during the Big Bang 
C) the four outer planets were all captured from another solar system 
D) none of these

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of Saturn?

Accepted Answer

A) it is closer to the Sun than Jupiter 
B) it is the largest planet in the Solar System 
C) the atmosphere is hydrogen and helium 
D) the feature for which it is best know is a large red spot on the surface 
E) the appearance of the planet is dominated by large impact craters 
A) it is closer to the Sun than Jupiter 
B) it is the largest planet in the Solar System 
C) the atmosphere is hydrogen and helium 
D) the feature for which it is best know is a large red spot on the surface 
E) the appearance of the planet is dominated by large impact craters

Question 8

Which of the following are present on Earth but not on any other planet?

Accepted Answer

A) ice 
B) features interpreted to have formed by flowing water 
C) volcanoes 
D) dust storms 
E) none of these 
A) ice 
B) features interpreted to have formed by flowing water 
C) volcanoes 
D) dust storms 
E) none of these

Question 9

What does this photograph,which is representative of most of Mercury,indicate about the planet?

Accepted Answer

A) the surface is covered by impact craters 
B) the planet does not have tectonic or volcanic activity 
C) the planet lacks wind or water 
D) all of these 
A) the surface is covered by impact craters 
B) the planet does not have tectonic or volcanic activity 
C) the planet lacks wind or water 
D) all of these

What types of surfaces appear dark on a radar image taken by a satellite?

Which feature on Earth's moon is the youngest?

Which of these numbered areas on Enceladus,a moon of Jupiter,is probably the oldest?

The presence of dunes in the middle Victoria Crater on Mars indicates that:

Which of the following are NOT present on the Moon?

What is the current theory for the formation of our Solar System?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Saturn?

Which of the following are present on Earth but not on any other planet?

What does this photograph,which is representative of most of Mercury,indicate about the planet?

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Exam 19: Geology of the Solar System

What types of surfaces appear dark on a radar image taken by a satellite?

Which feature on Earth's moon is the youngest?

Which of these numbered areas on Enceladus,a moon of Jupiter,is probably the oldest?

The presence of dunes in the middle Victoria Crater on Mars indicates that:

Which of the following are NOT present on the Moon?

What is the current theory for the formation of our Solar System?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Saturn?

Which of the following are present on Earth but not on any other planet?

What does this photograph,which is representative of most of Mercury,indicate about the planet?

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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