GEOL 1312 Midterm 2 Practice Exam 1) Which of the following are ALL moons of Jupiter? a. Europa, Io, and Titan b. Io, Ganymede, and Callisto c. Phobos and Deimos d. Miranda, Titania, and Oberon e. Europa, Phoebe, and Phobos 2) Venus is about _______ from the Sun. (you shouldn’t really need your notes for this one – reason it out by thinking about the definition of an AU and how close Venus is to the Earth and how far it is from the Sun) a. 10 AUs b. 1.5 AUs c. 1 AU d. 3/4 AU e. 1/5 AU 3) Which answer correctly matches the following astronomers with their noteworthy accomplishments? 1. Ptolemy A. Formulated the Geocentric model 2. Copernicus B. Formulated the Heliocentric model 3. Kepler C. Observed moons orbiting Jupiter 4. Galileo D. Formulated mathematical laws describing all planetary motion a. 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B b. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B c. 1-A, 2-B, 3-D, 4-C d. 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A e. 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D 4) What is the likely source of Jupiter’s extensive magnetic field? a. An interior layer of metallic hydrogen b. The fast swirling clouds in its upper atmosphere c. An interior layer of methane d. Jupiter’s moon, Callisto e. The Great Red Spot5) Rocks found on Hawaii and the lunar maria are both: a. Carbonate b. Granite c. Basalt d. Stony-iron e. None of the above 6) Which is presently (today) the most volcanically active planetary body from the list below? a. Mars b. Earth c. Moon d. Venus e. Mercury 7) If you look into the nighttime sky at the end of this week (April 17th, you will observe which lunar phase? Hint: there was a New Moon was on Sunday, April 3rd) a. I. b. II. c. III. d. IV. e. Not enough information 8) Which planet has the largest volcano? (Do you remember the name?) a. Jupiter b. Mercury c. Venus d. Mars e. Earth I. II. III. IV.9) The following topography map is from which planetary body? a. Venus b. Mars c. Moon d. Earth e. Mercury 10) The dominant constituent of the Venus atmosphere is ________ (can you remember the other constituent that forms a haze in the atmosphere?) a. Oxygen b. Nitrogen c. Carbon dioxide d. Sulfur dioxide e. Water 11) Which planet(s) rotates around its axis in a retrograde direction? a. Pluto b. Venus c. Uranus d. Neptune e. a, b, and c 12) What is the origin of moon craters? a. Volcanoes b. Impacts c. Water flow d. Solid rocket boosters e. All of the above13) How many geologists have landed on the moon? a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6 e. 8 14) If you could scale down all the planets to fit inside your bathtub, which one would float? a. Uranus b. Pluto c. Venus d. Jupiter e. Saturn 15) Which planet is this? a. Mercury b. Venus c. Moon d. Mars e.