Astronomy 101, Exam #4 Review Name___________________________________________________________________No notes, No books; You can use calculatorsConstants that you may need to know:c = 3 x 108 m/s 1 AU = 1.49 ×1011 meters 1 light year = 9.46 × 1015 metersh = 6.626 x 10-34 J●s mass of Earth = 5.97 × 1024 kg mass of Sun = 1.99 x 1030 kgG = 6.67 × 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2mass of Moon = 7.35 x 1022 kg mass of Jupiter = 1.90 x 1027 kgg = 9.8 m/s2radius of Earth = 6.38 × 106 m radius of Jupiter = 7.15 × 107 mσ = 5.67 x 10-8 W m-2 K-41 nm = 1 x 10-9 meters radius of Moon = 1.74 × 106 m 1) Which spacecraft landed on Mars in the 1970s to look for evidence for life? A) Viking 1B) MessengerC) Venera 9D) GalileoE) Mariner 102) Which spacecraft is currently studying Mercury? A) Viking 2B) MessengerC) GalileoD) Pioneer 1E) Cassini3) Venus’ atmosphere is primarily …A) O2 B) N2 C) H2 D) CO2 E) He4) Where is the Caloris Basin located? A) Earth B) Venus C) Mercury D) Mars E) JupiterAstronomy 101, Exam #4 Review 5) The primary greenhouse gas in Venus’ atmosphere is … A) Ar B) H2 C) He D) CO2 E) Kr6) Which mission used radar to map the surface of Venus?A) Mariner 10B) Magellan C) Viking 1 D) Galileo E) Cassini7) Which spacecraft landed on the surface of Venus?A) Viking 1B) Mariner 10C) Venera 9D) GalileoE) Messenger10) What does SNC refer to?A) volcanoesB) atmospheric gasesC) signal-to-noise constantD) impact cratersE) meteorites from Mars11) What country launched Venera 9?A) ChinaB) United StatesC) Soviet UnionD) JapanE) CanadaAstronomy 101, Exam #4 Review 12) Valles Marineris is …A) a huge shield volcano on MarsB) a system of canyons on MarsC) an impact crater on MercuryD) a huge depression on VenusE) a violent storm on Jupiter13) What is Olympus Mons? A) huge shield volcano on Mars B) huge shield volcano on Venus C) a system of canyons on Mars D) a violent storm on Jupiter E) a huge crater on Io14) What causes the red color on Mars?A) Mg2+ B) Fe3+C) Al2+ D) Ca2+E) Na2+15) Which spacecraft or rover is currently transmitting data to Earth from the surface ofMars?A) Viking 1B) SpiritC) Viking 2D) Mariner 10E) Galileo16) ALH 84001 was found on what continent?A) AsiaB) AfricaC) AntarcticaD) AustraliaE) North AmericaAstronomy 101, Exam #4 Review 17) Crater counting is used to …A) Calculate the age of surfacesB) Calculate the atmospheric pressure on the surfaceC) Calculate the density of the surfaceD) Calculate the number of volcanoes on the surface\E) Calculate the temperature of the surface18) ALH 84001 was thought to contain …A) Evidence of ancient life on MarsB) Evidence of life on VenusC) Evidence of oceans on MarsD) Evidence of rivers on MarsE) Evidence of oceans on Venus19) Blueberries on Mars refer to …A) Sulfate spherules on MarsB) Hematite spherules on MarsC) Blueish craters on MarsD) Blueish craters on VenusE) Blueish craters on Mercury20) The Phoenix spacecraft found evidence of …A) Hematite on MarsB) Water ice on MarsC) Sulfates on MarsD) Nitrogen on MarsE) Helium on
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