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Exam Review Chapter 7 Part 1

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Planetary Geology Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fascinating world of planetary geology and the various processes that shape our solar system. This quiz covers essential concepts from Earth's internal heat sources to the atmospheric characteristics of different terrestrial worlds.

10 multiple-choice questions
Learn about geology, atmospheric processes, and more
Great for students and teachers!

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ExploringEarth27

Which heat source continues to contribute to Earth’s internal heat?

Accretion

Radioactive decay

Sunlight

What do we conclude if a planet has few impact craters of any size?

The planet was never bombarded by asteroids or comets.

Its atmosphere stopped impactors of all sizes.

Other geological processes have wiped out craters.

Which of the following is a strong greenhouse gas?

Nitrogen

Water vapor

Oxygen

Which describes our understanding of flowing water on Mars?

It was never important.

It was important once, but no longer.

It is a major process on the Martian surface today.

Which terrestrial world has the most atmospheric gas?

Venus

Earth

Mars

The oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere was released by

Volcanic outgassing.

Life

The CO2 cycle

Where is the most CO2 that has outgassed from Earth's volcanoes?

In the atmosphere

Escaped to space

Locked up in rocks

Which of the following is an example of convection?

Gas bubbling upward through a liquid.

Warm air expanding and rising while cooler air contracts and fall.

Rocks sinking in water.

Different kinds of material separating by density, like oil and water.

What is a magnetosphere?

The layer of a planet in which its magnetic field is generated

The uppermost layer of any planetary atmosphere

A region of space around a planet in which the planet's magnetic field can trap charged particles

The region in a planet's atmosphere in which auroras occur

In the context of planetary geology, what do we mean by outgassing?

Another name for a volcanic eruption

The evaporation of water that adds water vapor (a gas) to an atmosphere

The release by volcanism of gases that had been trapped in a planetary interior

The loss of atmospheric gas to outer space

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