QUESTION 1

1. Which cities would be covered with water if the Greenland Ice Sheet melted completely? 
2. A.Miami and Amsterdam
3. B.New Orleans and London
4. C.New York and London
5. D.Miami and London

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QUESTION 2

1. The surface of the moon contains geologic evidence for ___________ on the moon in the past.
2. A.life
3. B.weather
4. C.liquid water
5. D.volcanoes

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QUESTION 3

1. Why doesn’t Mars have active volcanoes today?
2. A.the planet lost its internal heat to cold space
3. B.the volcanoes are just dormant and will erupt again
4. C.the volcanoes are blocked by collapsed lava tubes
5. D.all of the lava already escaped

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QUESTION 4

1. On Mercury and the Moon, we notice that larger craters __________ smaller craters. 
2. A.are on top of 
3. B.are rounder than 
4. C.came after
5. D.came before

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QUESTION 5

1. Mercury has a network of strange wrinkles across its surface called …
2. A.weird terrain
3. B.basins
4. C.scarps
5. D.Caloris

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QUESTION 6

1. What factor most helps the Earth maintain a relatively constant temperature? 
2. A.plate techtonics
3. B.greenhouse gases
4. C.liquid oceans
5. D.a large moon

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QUESTION 7

1. Mercury gets incredibly hot and incredibly cold because …
2. A.it is so close to the sun.
3. B.it has permanent shadows at the poles. 
4. C.its distance from the sun changes so dramatically during its orbit. 
5. D.it does not have an atmosphere.

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QUESTION 8

1. The appearance of Earth’s moon is nearly identical to … 
2. A.Mars
3. B.Jupiter’s moon Callisto
4. C.Venus
5. D.Mercury

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QUESTION 9

1. The surface of the moon is covered with a fine powder of pulverized rock called… 
2. A.basalts
3. B.feldspar
4. C.maria
5. D.regolith

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QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following provides observational evidence that Mars has weather and an atmosphere? 
2. A.eroded craters
3. B.wind streaks
4. C.dust devils
5. D.all of the above

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QUESTION 11

1. The best time to observe the moon to see its crater is during a …. 
2. A.crescent moon
3. B.super moon 
4. C.harvest moon
5. D.full moon 

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QUESTION 12

1. The largest mountain in the solar system is … 
2. A.Mauna Kea
3. B.Mount Everest
4. C.Olympus Mons
5. D.The Caloris Basin

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QUESTION 13

1. The bright circles around impact craters are called … 
2. A.rays
3. B.ejecta
4. C.scarps
5. D.maria

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QUESTION 14

1. Where did the oxygen in our atmosphere come from? 
2. A.separation of water vapor into hydrogen and oxygen
3. B.photosynthesis of living organisms
4. C.volcanic eruptions
5. D.it slowly leaked out of the oceans

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QUESTION 15

1. What molecules dominated the Earth’s primordial atmosphere? 
2. A.nitrogen and carbon dioxide
3. B.oxygen and nitrogen
4. C.carbon dioxide and water vapor
5. D.oxygen and carbon dioxide