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Quiz 9 - Fall 2004
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
__A__ 1. The greenhouse effect occurs because
a. carbon dioxide is transparent to visible light and opaque to infrared radiation.
b. carbon dioxide is transparent to infrared radiation and opaque to ultraviolet radiation.
c. ozone is transparent to infrared radiation and opaque to ultraviolet radiation.
d. ozone is transparent to visible light and opaque to infrared radiation.
e. the sun emits more infrared radiation than ultraviolet radiation.
__E__ 2. In the development of a planet, the stage of _______________ occurred when molten rock flowed through
fissures and filled deep basins.
a. differentiation
b. cratering
c. glaciation
d. accretion
e. flooding
__D__ 3. The theory that Mercury shrank slightly when it was young has been proposed to explain
a. extended lava plains.
b. large craters.
c. magnetic field.
d. lobate scarps.
e. regolith.
__B__ 4. That Mercury has a large iron core is evidenced by
a. the large lobate scarps.
b. the large mean density of Mercury.
c. the lava flows near Caloris Basin.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
__A__ 5. The geology of Venus appears to be dominated by
a. volcanism.
b. plate tectonics.
c. erosion by flowing water.
d. impact cratering.
__B__ 6. The surface of Venus has been studied
a. using radar maps made from Earth.
b. using radar maps made from satellites orbiting Venus.
c. using spacecraft that have landed on the surface of Venus.
d. all of the above
e. only b and c.
__C__ 7. Measurements of the magnetic field of Venus reveal that the
a. planet has a large iron core.
b. interior of the planet is molten.
c. planet has no detectable magnetic field.
d. planet rotates backwards.
e. magnetic field is responsible for large auroral displays (northern lights) on Venus.
__B__ 8. Coronae on Venus are believed to be
a. impact craters.
b. caused by rising convection currents in the interior of Venus.
c. the result of plate tectonics.
d. located only in the polar regions of Venus.
e. much older than the highlands such as Ishtar Terra.
__C__ 9. Which of the solar system objects listed below is most similar to Earth in terms of mass and density?
a. Mercury
b. Moon
c. Venus
d. Mars
e. Deimos
__C__ 10. How rapidly a planet loses its atmosphere depends on the planet's
I.
II.
III.
IV.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
mass
atmospheric composition
temperature
rotation period
I & II
III & IV
I, II, & III
II, III, & IV
I, II, III, & IV