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Part 3 Test Bank – The Solar System

 

There are ___ moons more massive than Pluto …

 

1.	There are ___ moons more massive than Pluto or Eris. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 The moons are Ganymede, Io, Europa, Callisto, Titan, Triton and our Moon.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Hard Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 34.01 Subtopic: Pluto and Plutoids Subtopic: Satellites Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: Outer Planets Unit: 34

These are bodies nearly the same size as Plu…

 

2.	These are bodies nearly the same size as Pluto and beyond Neptune’s orbit: ___. A. TNOs B. Oorts C. satellites D. KXOs Trans-Neptunian Objects.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 34.01 Subtopic: Pluto and Plutoids Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets

A term for ices which means they can evapor…

 

3.	A term for ices which means they can evaporate easily is ____. A. refractories B. volatiles C. dense bodies D. TNOs Will be ice or liquid in Earth’s environment.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 34.03 Subtopic: Cometary Structure Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: Solar Systems

As far as the planets are concerned, the so…

 

4.

As far as the planets are concerned, the solar system could be described as a thin rotating disk because A. all the planets orbit in nearly the same plane despite orbiting in different directions. B. all the planets orbit in nearly the same plane and orbit in the same direction. C. all the planets orbit in the same direction but in very different planes. D. all the planets have orbits that are very tilted with respect to each other and orbit in different directions.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 34.02 Subtopic: Planetary Orbits and Spins Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems

Uranus is tilted into its orbital plane.

 

5.	Uranus is tilted into its orbital plane. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 34.02 Subtopic: Planetary Motion Subtopic: Planetary Orbits and Spins Topic: Outer Planets Topic: Solar Systems

TNOs are primarily made of ices.

 

6.	TNOs are primarily made of ices. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 34.01 Subtopic: Comets Subtopic: Pluto and Plutoids Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: Solar Systems

The average time for an atom to decay is cal…

 

7.	The average time for an atom to decay is called its _________. A. half-life B. radioactive time delay C. radioactive decay D. radiation level Time it takes for half of the parent atoms to decay to their daughters.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 35.01 Subtopic: Age of the Earth Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems Topic: The Earth Unit: 35

Kant and Laplace proposed this theory of the…

 

8.	Kant and Laplace proposed this theory of the Solar System formation: _____. A. accretion theory B. solar nebula theory C. catastrophic theory D. interstellar grain theory Gas cloud flattened and created the solar system.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 35.02 Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 35

These atoms have the same number of protons…

 

9.	These atoms have the same number of protons but differing numbers of neutrons. A. Isotopes B. Isoclines C. Isoatoms D. Isotones If the number of neutrons gets too large it can become radioactive.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 35.01 Subtopic: Age of the Earth Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems Topic: The Earth Unit: 35

The solar system was born from

 

10.	The solar system was born from A. the capture of the planets by the Sun. B. an immense interstellar cloud of gas and dust. C. the collision of stars. D. debris thrown off by the rotating Sun.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 35.02 Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 35

Meteorites are small chunks of asteroids …

 

11.	Meteorites are small chunks of asteroids that have landed on the Earth. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 35.01 Subtopic: Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 35

One of the reasons that Mercury has little o…

 

12.	One of the reasons that Mercury has little or no atmosphere is its small mass. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 35.05 Subtopic: Terrestrial Atmospheres Subtopic: Terrestrial Planets Topic: Solar Systems Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 35

Dusty and gaseous material orbiting a star i…

 

13.	Dusty and gaseous material orbiting a star is called a(an) _____. A. exoplanet B. protoplanetary disk C. Doppler disk D. brown dwarf disk Many pictures have now been taken of these to help our research.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 36.01 Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 36

Planets orbiting stars other than…

 

14.	Planets orbiting stars other than the Sun are called _____. A. exoplanets B. planetary disks C. proper motion disks D. transit disks Each day the number increases.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 36.00 Subtopic: Exoplanet Detection Methods Subtopic: Exoplanets Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 36

A new theory about many planets orbiti…

 

15.	A new theory about many planets orbiting other stars is they formed and then ______ to their present position. A. migrated B. transited C. depleted D. proper motioned This theory also may explain many things about our solar system.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 36.03 Subtopic: Exoplanets Subtopic: Solar System Formation Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 36

The Doppler shift method of detecting exopl…

 

16.	The Doppler shift method of detecting exoplanets is possible because A. a star spins faster as planets orbit it. B. a star spins slower as planets orbit it. C. a star wobbles as planets orbit it. D. a star changes color as planets orbit it.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 36.02 Subtopic: Exoplanet Detection Methods Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 36

The largest majority of planets found around…

 

17.	The largest majority of planets found around other stars are earthlike in their masses. FALSE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 36.02 Subtopic: Exoplanet Detection Methods Subtopic: Exoplanets Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 36

We use the Doppler Shift Method to detect ex…

 

18.	We use the Doppler Shift Method to detect exoplanets. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 36.02 Subtopic: Exoplanet Detection Methods Topic: Solar Systems Unit: 36

The Earth’s magnetic field is caused by

 

19.	The Earth’s magnetic field is caused by A. magnetic dynamo. B. nuclear current. C. photons. D. silicon spin. The rotation of the Earth and its warm molten iron core make the dynamo possible.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 37.04 Subtopic: Interior Structures and Dynamics Subtopic: Magnetic Field Topic: Terrestrial Planets Topic: The Earth Unit: 37

The process of ______________ creates motion…

 

20.	The process of ______________ creates motion inside the Earth. A. conduction B. radiation C. convection D. decay Expanding, hotter, lighter materials rise and dense materials fall.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 37.03 Subtopic: Interior Structures and Dynamics Subtopic: Internal Dynamics Topic: Terrestrial Planets Topic: The Earth Unit: 37

This is the more scientific name for the pro…

 

21.	This is the more scientific name for the process of continental drift: A. subduction B. mountain building C. rifting D. plate tectonics Tecton in Greek is to build.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 37.03 Subtopic: Internal Dynamics Topic: The Earth Unit: 37

Mountain ranges on the Earth are formed by

 

22.	Mountain ranges on the Earth are formed by A. converging plates. B. impacts from space. C. rifting of the crust. D. build up of sediments from erosion.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 37.03 Subtopic: Internal Dynamics Topic: The Earth Unit: 37

Olivine is sometimes carried to the surface …

 

23.	Olivine is sometimes carried to the surface of the Earth by volcanoes. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 37.01 Subtopic: Internal Dynamics Topic: The Earth Unit: 37

Rocks on the Earth are primarily silicates.

 

24.	Rocks on the Earth are primarily silicates. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 37.01 Subtopic: Size, Shape and Composition of the Earth Topic: The Earth Unit: 37

Where our weather takes place:

 

25.	Where our weather takes place: A. Ionosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Stratosphere Comes from trepan meaning all mixed up.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 38.01 Subtopic: Atmospheric Structure Topic: The Earth Unit: 38

This gas is thought to have destroyed the o…

 

26.	This gas is thought to have destroyed the ozone layer in the Antarctica: A. NO2 B. CO2 C. SO2 D. CFCs When UV hits CFC it releases chlorine which then destroys the ozone layer.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 38.02 Subtopic: Atmospheric Structure Topic: The Earth Unit: 38

This effect is a force created by rotating b…

 

27.	This effect is a force created by rotating bodies: A. Coriolis effect B. Doppler effect C. Gravity effect D. Spin effect Veers to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 38.05 Subtopic: Spin of the Earth Topic: The Earth Unit: 38

Oxygen began to appear in the Earth’s atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago due to

 

28.	Oxygen began to appear in the Earth’s atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago due to A. volcanic eruptions. B. crustal rifting. C. photodissociation of water. D. biological activity of plants and bacteria.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 38.03 Subtopic: Origin of Atmospheres Subtopic: Terrestrial Atmospheres Topic: Terrestrial Planets Topic: The Earth Unit: 38

The stratosphere is about 12 km above the Ea…

           

29.	The stratosphere is about 12 km above the Earth’s surface. FALSE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 38.01 Subtopic: Atmospheric Structure Topic: The Earth Unit: 38

Global warming over the last century is due …

 

30.	Global warming over the last century is due primarily to the ozone decrease in our atmosphere. FALSE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 38.02 Subtopic: Atmospheric Structure Subtopic: The Greenhouse Effect Topic: Terrestrial Planets Topic: The Earth Unit: 38

The origin of the moon is thought to be best…

 

31.	The origin of the Moon is thought to be best explained by _____. A. fission B. condensation C. capture D. collision Proto Moon and proto Earth collided.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 39.05 Subtopic: Formation of the Moon Topic: The Moon Unit: 39

Craters on the Moon are created mostly by _…

           

32.	Craters on the Moon are created mostly by _____. A. impact B. volcanoes C. plate tectonics D. rifting Most craters are caused by accretion formation of the planet.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 39.01 Subtopic: Impact Event Effects Subtopic: Lunar Surface Features Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: The Moon Unit: 39

The Marias on the Moon are primarily this t…

 

33.	The Marias on the Moon are primarily this type of rock: ______. A. anthracites B. granite C. basalt D. sediments Basalt is a dark volcanic rock.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 39.01 Subtopic: Lunar Surface Features Subtopic: Origin of the Maria Topic: The Moon Unit: 39

Mountains on the Moon were formed by

 

34.	Mountains on the Moon were formed by A. volcanic eruptions. B. plate tectonics. C. impacts from space. D. folding as the Moon cooled and shrank.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 39.02 Subtopic: Impact Event Effects Subtopic: Lunar Surface Features Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: The Moon Unit: 39

The Marias are newer areas on the Moon.

 

35.	The Marias are newer areas on the Moon. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 39.02 Subtopic: Lunar Surface Features Subtopic: Origin of the Maria Topic: The Moon Unit: 39

The far side of the Moon is primarily cover…

 

36.	The far side of the Moon is primarily covered by craters. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 39.01 Subtopic: Lunar Surface Features Topic: The Moon Unit: 39

This spacecraft is the first to visit Mercur…

 

37.	This spacecraft is the first to visit Mercury since 1975: A. New Horizons B. Cassini C. Messenger D. Pathfinder The name implies Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 40.00 Subtopic: Surface Features Subtopic: Terrestrial Planets Topic: Solar Systems Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 40

Caloris Basin is about _____ km across.

 

38.	Caloris Basin is about _____ km across. A. 500 B. 600 C. 1000 D. 1500 May be largest crater in solar system.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 40.01 Subtopic: Surface Features Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 40

Large ____ are found on Mercury, similar to…

 

39.	Large ____ are found on Mercury, similar to cliffs on Earth. A. scarps B. rills C. mountains D. valleys May be caused by the shrinking of the core.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 40.01 Subtopic: Surface Features Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 40

Mercury makes one complete rotation in ____…

 

40.	Mercury makes one complete rotation in ________ of a revolution around the Sun. A. 1/2 B. 2/3 C. 3/4 D. 1/5

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Medium Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 40.03 Subtopic: Planetary Motion Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 40

Relative to the stars, the rotation of Mercu…

 

41.	Relative to the stars, the rotation of Mercury is about 59 days. TRUE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 40.03 Subtopic: Planetary Motion Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 40

Mercury takes 225 days to revolve around the…

 

42.	Mercury takes 225 days to revolve around the sun. FALSE

 

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The primary component of Venus’ atmosphere is ____.

 

43.	The primary component of Venus’ atmosphere is ____. A. CO2 B. O2 C. H2O D. H2SO4 Carbon dioxide makes up about 95 percent of the atmosphere.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 41.01 Subtopic: Terrestrial Atmospheres Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 41

Venus rotates slowly and is _____.

 

44.	Venus rotates slowly and is _____. A. prograde B. speeding up C. retrograde D. slowing down Rotates in 243 days backwards.

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 41.03 Subtopic: Planetary Motion Subtopic: Planetary Orbits and Spins Topic: Solar Systems Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 41

The molecule in the atmosphere of Venus tha…

 

45.	The molecule in the atmosphere of Venus that is responsible for its high temperature, due to the greenhouse effect, is A. water vapor B. carbon dioxide C. sulfuric acid D. nitrogen

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 41.01 Subtopic: Terrestrial Atmospheres Subtopic: The Greenhouse Effect Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 41

Many craters were found on Venus.

 

46.	Many craters were found on Venus. FALSE

 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand Difficulty: Easy Gradable: automatic Part 3 Section: 41.02 Subtopic: Impact Event Effects Subtopic: Terrestrial Atmospheres Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets Topic: Terrestrial Planets Unit: 41

Pancake volcanoes are blistered uplifts on V…