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ASTB Unit 09a Terrestrial Planets
ASTB Unit 09a Terrestrial Planets
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1
Which Apollo mission landed at location A?
Apollo 15
Apollo 14
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
2
Which planet is hottest?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth
3
The moon's orbit and revoltion both equal about 27 days.
False
True
4
Which rare astronomical event concerning Venus last occurred in 2004 and 2012?
Superior conjunction
Occultation
Transit
Comet impact
5
Mauna Kea is the largest mountain in the solar system.
False
True
6
What are features on Mercury named for?
Famous women
Artists and writers
Shakespeare characters
Greek and Roman places
7
Bubbles of air trapped in Antarctic ice reveal what relationship?
Earth's orbit, tilt, & precession
Continental drift and the shapes of land masses
Carbon dioxide & global temps
Milankovich cycles
8
Which image models the moon's synchronous orbit and revolution?
None of the the images
Image a
Image b
9
What is the name for Venus' appearance in the west after sunset?
Moist star
Lucifer
Evening star
Morning star
10
Spacecraft images show evidence for past water on which planet?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
11
Which author wrote the novel "War of the Worlds"?
H.P. Lovecraft
Arthur C. Clarke
H.G. Wells
Ray Bradbury
12
Which scientist first explained Mercury's odd orbital precession?
Hubble
Newton
Kepler
Einstein
13
Which astronomer invented the geocentric model of the universe?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Kepler
Tycho
14
Hellas is a location on...
Venus
the Moon
Mercury
Mars
15
Plate tectonics is a force that sculpts features on which planet?
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
16
Earth is unique for having...
solid crust
mountains
an atmosphere
liquid water
17
Which astronauts took the famous full earth photo?
Apollo 17
Voyager 2
Hubble Space Telescope
Apollo 8
