CH 8&9

Question 0

T/F mercury has “wierd terrain” directly opposite it’s huge Caloris Impact Basin

Answer 0

T

Question 1

T/F mercury has the widest variation in surface tempuratures between night and day of any planet in the solar system

Answer 1

T

Question 2

T/F Venus can be seen during day time when it is near greatest brilliancy

Answer 2

T

Question 3

T/F Compared to earth Venus spins very rapidly

Answer 3

F

Question 4

T/F The terra of Venus are rare but large continent size uplifted regions over a low surface.

Answer 4

T

Question 5

T/F The surface temp of Venus is nearly 750K, even hotter than mercury

Answer 5

T

Question 6

How do the atmospheres of the moon and mercury compare?

Answer 6

Neither body has a permanent atmosphere

Question 7

The lunar mare (Maria) are found:

Answer 7

Almost entirely on Earth side, where the crust was

Question 8

The lunar highlands are:

Answer 8

More rugged, heavily cratered, and older than the lunar mare.

Question 9

What is true of the moons orbital and rotational periods?

Answer 9

They are equal

Question 10

Mercury a surface most resembles that of which body?

Answer 10

The moon

Question 11

Mercurys Caloris basin is aptly named, since:

Answer 11

It is the hottest region, turning to face the sun when mercury is at perihelion

Question 12

Venus’s rotation

Answer 12

Takes longer than it’s orbit around the sun.

Question 13

Through radar observations it was found that Venus’

Answer 13

Rotation on its axis it’s retrograde

Question 14

Which statement is true of Venus’ surface?

Answer 14

There are two continent sized uplands

Question 15

Venus has a feature named Aphrodite Terra. What is this feature?

Answer 15

A continental sized plateau

Question 16

Maxwell moms on Venus is a huge:

Answer 16

Shield volcano

Question 17

The main problem spacecraft have encountered in landing on Venus is

Answer 17

The extremely high tempuratures

Question 18

T/F While Mars is half as big as Earth in diameter, it’s surface gravity is only about 40% as strong as the one g (Earths gravity) we experience here on Earth.

Answer 18

T

Question 19

T/F The low surface gravity helps Martian volcanoes grow to great heights.

Answer 19

T

Question 20

T/F The polar caps and dust storms of Mars can be seen with Earthbased amateur telescopes

Answer 20

T

Question 21

T/F the seasonal polar caps on Mars, which grow and shrink over the year, are primarily carbon dioxide.

Answer 21

T

Question 22

T/F the surface of Mars is surprisingly smooth and featureless

Answer 22

F

Question 23

T/F mars had a weak magnetic field

Answer 23

T

Question 24

Why does mars appear fainter than Venus, as seen from earth?

Answer 24

Because it is smaller, farther awaya and less reflective

Question 25

Which is the correct size order, from smallest to largest?

Answer 25

Mercury mars venus

Question 26

How long is a day on Mars?

Answer 26

24 hrs 36 min

Question 27

Where do the names for the moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos) come from?

Answer 27

The sons of Ares and Aphrodite

Question 28

The most prominent feature of Mars observable from Earth is

Answer 28

It’s bright polar caps

Question 29

The deepest depression found on the surface of Mars is the

Answer 29

Hellas basin of Mars

Question 30

The largest shield volcano yet discovered is

Answer 30

Olympus mons on Mars

Question 31

The nasa mission that landed on Mars in 1976 were the

Answer 31

Vikings I and II

Question 32

The Tharsis Bulge on Mars is roughly the size of

Answer 32

North America

Question 33

What is thought to be the reason that there are no small impact craters on Mars

Answer 33

The surface of Mars is too young to have impact craters

Question 34

Why is Mars red

Answer 34

The iron in the surface rocks hav been oxidized over time

Question 35

How many moons does Mars have?

Answer 35

2