Exam Review Chapter 7 Part 1
Planetary Geology Quiz
Test your knowledge on the fascinating world of planetary geology and the various processes that shape our solar system. This quiz covers essential concepts from Earth's internal heat sources to the atmospheric characteristics of different terrestrial worlds.
- 10 multiple-choice questions
- Learn about geology, atmospheric processes, and more
- Great for students and teachers!
Which heat source continues to contribute to Earth’s internal heat?
Accretion
Radioactive decay
Sunlight
What do we conclude if a planet has few impact craters of any size?
The planet was never bombarded by asteroids or comets.
Its atmosphere stopped impactors of all sizes.
Other geological processes have wiped out craters.
Which of the following is a strong greenhouse gas?
Nitrogen
Water vapor
Oxygen
Which describes our understanding of flowing water on Mars?
It was never important.
It was important once, but no longer.
It is a major process on the Martian surface today.
Which terrestrial world has the most atmospheric gas?
Venus
Earth
Mars
The oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere was released by
Volcanic outgassing.
Life
The CO2 cycle
Where is the most CO2 that has outgassed from Earth's volcanoes?
In the atmosphere
Escaped to space
Locked up in rocks
Which of the following is an example of convection?
Gas bubbling upward through a liquid.
Warm air expanding and rising while cooler air contracts and fall.
Rocks sinking in water.
Different kinds of material separating by density, like oil and water.
What is a magnetosphere?
The layer of a planet in which its magnetic field is generated
The uppermost layer of any planetary atmosphere
A region of space around a planet in which the planet's magnetic field can trap charged particles
The region in a planet's atmosphere in which auroras occur
In the context of planetary geology, what do we mean by outgassing?
Another name for a volcanic eruption
The evaporation of water that adds water vapor (a gas) to an atmosphere
The release by volcanism of gases that had been trapped in a planetary interior
The loss of atmospheric gas to outer space
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