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12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 1/9 EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM Started: Dec 5 at 5:41pm Quiz Instructions EARTH 113 Planets and Moons - Open Book Exam (50 Questions) This exam has 50 questions (multiple choice and true-false), and is worth 50% of your course grade. The exam is open book and there is no time limit once you start it (in other words, you can leave the exam and come back to it later after logging out without losing your answers). It is intended for you to work alone, and not in groups. It will remain open for 36 hours to accommodate all students. Please don't forget to submit your answers by 9PM Tuesday! Also make sure to double-check your answers before submitting them, just to be sure your choices are being accurately recorded. Note that you may submit your answers only once; no multiple attempts are allowed. Grades will be sent to you automatically after 9PM Tuesday. Please let me know if you have any problems with Canvas or WiFi etc. I will be checking e-mail periodically. If you encounter problems you can e-mail me at: jdgleaso@umich.edu (mailto:jdgleaso@umich.edu) 1 pts Question 1 The Ecliptic is: the path in the sky followed by the sun, moon and planets the gravitational center of the Moon's orbit the place in the sky where eclipses occur the shape of Earth's orbit 1 pts Question 2 The main asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Earth and Mars. True False 1 pts Question 3 Earth's bulk composition is thought to most closely approximate that of: The Moon Kuiper Belt Objects Carbonaceous Chondrites Comets 1 pts Question 4 The 4 terrestrial planets all share the following characteristics EXCEPT: Densities greater than 3.0 g/cm3 Diameters equal to or less than the Earth Compositions principally of rock and metal Distances from the Sun equal to or less than 1 astronomical unit 1 pts Question 5 Which one of these would be a reason life is unlikely to exist at the very surface of Mars today?

12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 2/9 Rival canal building civilizations waged war on each other and destroyed the environment A lethal comet encounter burned the entire surface of Mars turning it red It has a very thin atmosphere that provides almost no shielding against harmful radiation and UV rays All life perished during the Great Floods of 4163.98 1 pts Question 6 Martian meteorites are made of anorthosite. True False 1 pts Question 7 The Mars Phoenix Lander discovered conclusive evidence for the presence of life on Mars' northern ice cap. True False 1 pts Question 8 The solar system originated from an interstellar molecular cloud composed mainly of this element: hydrogen oxygen carbon helium 1 pts Question 9 Which one of these statements is TRUE about the planets Mercury and Venus, as viewed from the Earth? they both can be seen to transit (orbit) in front of the Sun They are the only planets that don't appear along the ecliptic They appear larger than the Moon during closest approach to Earth They are never seen together in the same part of the sky 1 pts Question 10 Atmospheric pressure on the surface of Mars is: Less than that on Earth’s surface Higher than that on Earth’s surface The same as on Venus' surface About the same as on Earth’s surface 1 pts Question 11

12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 3/9 Which one of these statements is CORRECT in comparing Mercury to the Moon? Both the Moon and Mercury have strong magnetic fields Mercury has a small iron core compared to the Moon’s very large core Both show lots of evidence for water having flowed across their surfaces Both Mercury and the Moon have ancient, densely cratered surfaces 1 pts Question 12 Which one of these statements is TRUE about the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars? None of them has a measurable magnetic field They all have atmospheres composed mostly of carbon dioxide They all have impact craters They all have large moons 1 pts Question 13 To qualify as a planet, an object orbiting the sun must have which one of these characteristics? Have ‘cleared the neighborhood" in its orbit (be gravitationally dominant) Be larger than the Pluto Have a breathable atmosphere for humans Have an orbit that fits inside Pluto's 1 pts Question 14 Olympus Mons is a large canyon system on Mars. True False 1 pts Question 15 This space probe has traveled farther than any other object launched from Earth: Voyager 1 Sputnik New Horizons Pioneer 10 1 pts Question 16 Which one of these statements about the planet Mercury is CORRECT? There is evidence that it shrank after it formed It has active shield volcanoes It is mostly composed of water ice There is evidence that it expanded after it formed

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12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 4/9 1 pts Question 17 Which of these is NOT a characteristic of our solar system? The main asteroid belt is found between Earth and Mars All the planets orbit the Sun at distances greater than 0.1 AU Most of the hydrogen is contained within the Sun The planets orbit the Sun in a plane called the Ecliptic 1 pts Question 18 The Viking biological experiments conducted by NASA in 1976 were designed to: Look for the presence of life on Venus Locate sources of methane on Mars Detect the presence of microbes in Martian soil Identify organic compounds on Mercury 1 pts Question 19 How old is the solar system? more than 20 billion years old less than 50,000 years old 4.567 billion years old 5.678 billion years old 1 pts Question 20 Which combination of elements best matches the composition of Earth’s atmosphere? nitrogen, oxygen, argon hydrogen, helium, silicon oxygen, hydrogen, helium oxygen, carbon, sulfur 1 pts Question 21 The dwarf planet Ceres is located in the asteroid Belt. True False 1 pts Question 22 A round trip to the Moon and back currently takes less than 2 days. True False

12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 5/9 1 pts Question 23 CAI’s are found in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. True False 1 pts Question 24 Which one of these observations best supports the solar nebula hypothesis for the birth of our solar system? the large number of moons in the solar system the fact that Earth supports life direct observation of circum-stellar (protoplanetary) disks the fact that we have 8 planets 1 pts Question 25 Using this interactive sky chart, can you find what Zodiac constellation Jupiter is in or near this month? https://skyandtelescope.org/interactive-sky-chart/ (https://skyandtelescope.org/interactive-sky-chart/) Gemini Aries Taurus Leo 1 pts Question 26 NASA’s New Horizons flyby mission returned close-up images of ___________. a U2 concert the face on Mars Romulan Moon Colonies Pluto 1 pts Question 27 Pure liquid water should be stable on the surface of Mars. True False 1 pts Question 28 Which list is in the correct order of decreasing density for these planets and moons? Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, The Moon

12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 6/9 The Moon, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, The Moon Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, The Moon 1 pts Question 29 Which list is in the correct order of increasing diameter (size) for these planets and moons, from smallest to largest? Earth, Venus, The Moon, Mars, Mercury The Moon, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, The Moon The Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth 1 pts Question 30 Which list of planets is in the correct order of increasing distance (getting farther) from the Sun? Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Saturn Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus 1 pts Question 31 Maat Mons is a shield volcano on Mars. True False 1 pts Question 32 Mars currently has an active dust storm cycle that coincides with the Martian seasons. True False 1 pts Question 33 Basalt is a volcanic rock found on Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, and the Moon. True False 1 pts Question 34 Venus is so hot because its highly elliptical orbit carries it much closer to the Sun than Mercury. True False

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12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 7/9 1 pts Question 35 Which one of these statements is TRUE of the Moon? There is abundant water locked in its crust It has two large ice caps It always shows the same face to the Earth It has volcanoes that erupt liquid iron 1 pts Question 36 Anorthosite is an igneous rock type found on the Moon. True False 1 pts Question 37 On which one of these planets would you find pancake dome volcanoes and coronae? Mercury Earth Venus Mars 1 pts Question 38 Mars has a much denser CO2 atmosphere than Venus. True False 1 pts Question 39 The age of our Sun is: 13.8 billion years old 50,000 years old 7.654 billion years old 4.567 billion years old 1 pts Question 40 Which one of these planets rotates 'backwards' on its spin axis? Venus Earth Mars Mercury

12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 8/9 1 pts Question 41 The reason the surface of Venus is so much hotter than calculated based on sun distance is: The thick CO2 atmosphere traps heat in a super runaway greenhouse The planet is still completely molten Venus has a surface of molten lead The crust is still cooling from a liquid magma ocean 1 pts Question 42 Which NASA Mars mission successfully placed two landers on Mars in the 1970's? Viking Curiosity Perseverance Insight 1 pts Question 43 According to this short article in Encylopedia Britannica, when were Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion formulated? https://www.britannica.com/science/Keplers-laws-of-planetary-motion (https://www.britannica.com/science/Keplers-laws-of-planetary-motion) early 1700's early 1900's early 1600's early 1800's 1 pts Question 44 Which one of these planets has an atmosphere of mostly nitrogen? Mercury Venus Mars Earth 1 pts Question 45 Mars' reddish color is due to: oxidation of its surface methane fires pink neon gas in the atmosphere brilliant sunsets 1 pts Question 46 Which one of these was NOT an experiment conducted by one of the Viking Landers on Mars?

12/5/23, 6:37 PM Quiz: EARTH113 Final Exam (50 Questions) due Tuesday at 9PM https://umich.instructure.com/courses/639294/quizzes/365112/take 9/9 Quiz saved at 6:37pm Test for presence of non-carbon based life forms Test for presence of photosynthesizing organisms Test to identify microbial life in the soil Test for organic carbon compounds in the soil 1 pts Question 47 Which one of these is NOT a feature on Earth's moon? Maat Mons Copernicus Crater Mare Imbrium Sea of Tranquility 1 pts Question 48 Arecibo is a radar observatory on Earth that first mapped surface features on Venus. True False 1 pts Question 49 The name of our home galaxy is: The Andromeda Nebula The Milky Way The Sagittarius Stream The Orion Arm 1 pts Question 50 Pancake dome volcanoes and coronae are found on which planet? Venus Mercury Mars Earth Submit Quiz

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