Question 1

All the evidence indicates that the universe is about how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 6,000 years 
B) 4.5 billion years 
C) 13.7 billion years 
D) 100,000 billion years 
A) 6,000 years 
B) 4.5 billion years 
C) 13.7 billion years 
D) 100,000 billion years C

Question 2

Our model of the surface features of Venus was obtained by

Accepted Answer

A) powerful Earth-based telescopes. 
B) cameras on the fly-by Voyager probes. 
C) radar mapping from the Magellan probe. 
D) the Venera probes which roamed the surface of the planet. 
A) powerful Earth-based telescopes. 
B) cameras on the fly-by Voyager probes. 
C) radar mapping from the Magellan probe. 
D) the Venera probes which roamed the surface of the planet. C

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the surface of Mars?

Accepted Answer

A) There are numerous active volcanoes. 
B) It is much too cold for liquid water to exist. 
C) The polar ice caps are frozen water. 
D) The greenish areas are due to low, scrubby vegetation. 
A) There are numerous active volcanoes. 
B) It is much too cold for liquid water to exist. 
C) The polar ice caps are frozen water. 
D) The greenish areas are due to low, scrubby vegetation. B

Question 4

It is impossible to theorize about the formation of the solar system because no other planetary systems can be observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which one of the following planets does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The Sun has hundreds of times more mass than all the rest of the solar system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The atmosphere of Venus is predominantly

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide. 
B) nitrogen. 
C) methane. 
D) water vapor. 
A) carbon dioxide. 
B) nitrogen. 
C) methane. 
D) water vapor.

Question 8

The brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon is

Accepted Answer

A) Saturn. 
B) Jupiter. 
C) Mars. 
D) Venus. 
A) Saturn. 
B) Jupiter. 
C) Mars. 
D) Venus.

Question 9

Planets moving around stars have been directly observed outside the solar system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most of the mass of the solar system is found in

Accepted Answer

A) the terrestrial planets. 
B) the gas giants. 
C) the comets and asteroids. 
D) the Sun. 
A) the terrestrial planets. 
B) the gas giants. 
C) the comets and asteroids. 
D) the Sun.

Question 11

A comet's tail always trails behind it throughout its journey through the solar system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Strong evidence about former existing life has been found on

Accepted Answer

A) Mars. 
B) Venus. 
C) meteorites. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Mars. 
B) Venus. 
C) meteorites. 
D) None of the above.

Question 13

A dwarf planet of the solar system is

Accepted Answer

A) Ceres. 
B) Pluto. 
C) Eris. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Ceres. 
B) Pluto. 
C) Eris. 
D) All of the above.

Question 14

The smallest planet in the solar system is

Accepted Answer

A) Mercury. 
B) Mars. 
C) Uranus. 
D) Venus. 
A) Mercury. 
B) Mars. 
C) Uranus. 
D) Venus.

Question 15

Which of the following about Jupiter is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter is mostly made of light elements like hydrogen and helium. 
B) Much of the planet is composed of hydrogen compressed so greatly that it is liquid. 
C) The colored bands in Jupiter's atmosphere are believed to result from atmospheric convection. 
D) Because Jupiter is mostly hydrogen, it is only slightly more massive than Earth. 
A) Jupiter is mostly made of light elements like hydrogen and helium. 
B) Much of the planet is composed of hydrogen compressed so greatly that it is liquid. 
C) The colored bands in Jupiter's atmosphere are believed to result from atmospheric convection. 
D) Because Jupiter is mostly hydrogen, it is only slightly more massive than Earth.

Question 16

The elements heavier than iron in Earth were formed by the supernova explosions of other stars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements about comets is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Comets are thought to be dirty snowballs. 
B) The birthplace of comets is a cloud of icy, dusty aggregates beyond the solar system. 
C) Most comets have elliptical orbits with periods around one hundred years. 
D) The tail of a comet consists of dust and evaporated ices. 
A) Comets are thought to be dirty snowballs. 
B) The birthplace of comets is a cloud of icy, dusty aggregates beyond the solar system. 
C) Most comets have elliptical orbits with periods around one hundred years. 
D) The tail of a comet consists of dust and evaporated ices.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the length of a planet's day is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The closer the planet is to the Sun, the shorter is its day. 
B) The more massive the planet, the longer its day. 
C) The four gas giants barely rotate at all. 
D) None of the above. 
A) The closer the planet is to the Sun, the shorter is its day. 
B) The more massive the planet, the longer its day. 
C) The four gas giants barely rotate at all. 
D) None of the above.

Question 19

The temperature on the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Photographs of the surface of Mars provides evidence that liquid water once flowed on its surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: The Solar System

All the evidence indicates that the universe is about how old?

Our model of the surface features of Venus was obtained by

Which of the following is true about the surface of Mars?

It is impossible to theorize about the formation of the solar system because no other planetary systems can be observed.

Which one of the following planets does not belong with the others?

The Sun has hundreds of times more mass than all the rest of the solar system.

The atmosphere of Venus is predominantly

The brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon is

Planets moving around stars have been directly observed outside the solar system.

Most of the mass of the solar system is found in

A comet's tail always trails behind it throughout its journey through the solar system.

Strong evidence about former existing life has been found on

A dwarf planet of the solar system is

The smallest planet in the solar system is

Which of the following about Jupiter is not true?

The elements heavier than iron in Earth were formed by the supernova explosions of other stars.

Which of the following statements about comets is not true?

Which of the following statements about the length of a planet's day is true?

The temperature on the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.

Photographs of the surface of Mars provides evidence that liquid water once flowed on its surface.

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