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Quiz Submissions - Quiz #8: Mercury and Venus
Jason Adriaens (username: adriaens.jason)
Attempt 1
Written: Feb 7, 2022 4:26 PM - Feb 7, 2022 4:51 PM
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Released: Feb 22, 2022 12:30 AM
Question 1
1 / 1 point
Which statement is the most correct when explaining a Mercury day (sunrise – sunrise)?
Question 2
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What is the primary composition of the atmosphere on Venus?
Question 3
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The continual heating process of Venus is initiated by which of the following mechanisms?
Question 4
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Mercury has an Earth like rotation which makes the day 24 hours.
Mercury spins so fast on it's axis that it completes a day in only 12 hours.
Mercury has a day that lasts longer than its revolution around the Sun.
Mercury does not spin and therefore experiences no daytime variation.
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Carbon Monoxide
Oxygen
The Greenhouse Effect
The Solar Wind
Thousands of ovens cooking bacon
Sulfuric Acid Effect
True or False: Venus is brighter than Polaris in the night sky.
Question 5
1 / 1 point
True or False: Mercury is on average the warmest planet in the solar system?
Question 6
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Venus is considered to be the sister planet to which of the following planets?
Question 7
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Mercury's symbol is supposed to represent which of the following Greek Gods?
Question 8
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Which object below has a sodium exosphere?
True
False
True
False
Mars
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
Zeus
Aphrodite the Greek God of Love
Hermes the winged messenger
Frankie the Greek God of Misery
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Question 9
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Which of the following statements is most correct when discussing Venus?
Question 10
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What unusual effect would a person standing on Mercury observe when looking at the Sun.
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Venus has a lush forest like surface.
Inside the atmosphere of Venus it rains sulfuric acid.
No satellite has ever traveled through the atmosphere of Venus.
The day on Venus is much shorter than 24 hours.
The Sun at the highest altitude in the sky would have a slight retrograde motion.
The Sun just skims the horizon due to Mercury's highly elliptical orbit.
The Sun never sets on Mercury.
The Sun is never visible on Mercury.
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