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MULTIPLEȱCHOICE.ȱȱChooseȱtheȱoneȱalternativeȱthatȱbestȱcompletesȱtheȱstatementȱorȱanswersȱtheȱquestion. 1) Rankȱthe ȱinȱorderȱofȱsize A) Mercury,ȱMoon,ȱVenus,ȱEarth,ȱMars B) Moon,ȱMercury,ȱVenus,ȱEarth,ȱMars C) Mercury,ȱVenus,ȱEarth,ȱMoon,ȱMars D) Mercury,ȱMoon,ȱMars,ȱEarth,ȱVenus E) ,ȱMercury,ȱMars,ȱVenus,ȱ

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2) Theȱ eȱofȱaȱplanetȱisȱtheȱlayerȱthatȱconsistsȱof A) the lȱofȱtheȱcrustȱandȱuppermostȱportionȱofȱtheȱmantle. B) theȱsofterȱrockyȱmaterialȱofȱtheȱmantle. C) materialȱbetweenȱtheȱcrustȱandȱtheȱmantle. D) materialȱaboveȱtheȱcrust. E) theȱlavaȱthatȱcomesȱoutȱofȱvolcanoes.

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3) Whenȱweȱsayȱthatȱaȱliquidȱhasȱ A) isȱrunnyȱlikeȱwater. B) conductsȱelectricity. C) isȱveryȱlightȱinȱcolor. D) flowsȱslowly . E) isȱveryȱdarkȱinȱcolor.

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,ȱweȱmeanȱthatȱit

4) Whatȱareȱthe ȱwhichȱ ȱcanȱoccurȱinȱaȱsubstance? A) whenȱtheȱsubstanceȱisȱ B) whenȱtheȱsubstanceȱisȱsubjectedȱtoȱaȱstrongȱmagneticȱfield C) whenȱtheȱsubstanceȱisȱstronglyȱcooledȱfromȱunderneath D) whenȱtheȱsubstanceȱisȱstronglyȱshakenȱorȱdisturbedȱbyȱaȱstrongȱwind E) whenȱdenseȱmaterialȱisȱbeingȱaddedȱtoȱtheȱsubstance

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5) Howȱfastȱdoȱ ? A) quiteȱfast,ȱbutȱonlyȱduringȱearthquakes B) aȱfewȱmillimetersȱperȱcentury C) aȱfewȱ ȱperȱyear D) aȱfewȱkilometersȱperȱcentury E) aboutȱ1ȱmileȱperȱhour

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6) Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱdescribesȱ A) theȱwearingȱdownȱorȱbuildingȱupȱofȱgeologicalȱfeaturesȱbyȱwind,ȱwater,ȱice,ȱandȱother phenomenaȱofȱplanetaryȱweather B) theȱeruptionȱofȱmoltenȱrockȱfromȱaȱplanetȇsȱinteriorȱtoȱitsȱsurface C) theȱexcavationȱofȱbowl- shapedȱdepressionsȱbyȱasteroidsȱorȱcometsȱstrikingȱaȱplanetȇsȱsurface D) theȱ ȱofȱaȱplanetȇsȱsurfaceȱbyȱinternalȱstresses

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7) Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱregionsȱwasȱtheȱresultȱofȱplumesȱofȱhotȱmantleȱrisingȱinȱaȱ plate? A) theȱvolcanoȱMountȱSt.ȱHelens B) AlaskaȇsȱAleutianȱIslands C) JapanȱandȱtheȱPhilippines D) theȱislandsȱof E) allȱofȱtheȱabove

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8) Theȱ ȱofȱinternalȱheatȱofȱterrestrialȱplanetsȱare A) convection,ȱdifferentiation,ȱandȱeruption. B) ,ȱ ,ȱandȱ C) conduction,ȱdifferentiation,ȱandȱaccretion. D) accretion,ȱdifferentiation,ȱandȱeruption. E) conduction,ȱconvection,ȱandȱeruption.

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9) Theȱrelativelyȱfewȱcratersȱthatȱweȱseeȱwithinȱ A) areȱsinkholesȱthatȱformedȱwhenȱsectionsȱofȱtheȱmaria collapsed. B) wereȱformedȱbyȱ ȱthatȱoccurredȱ ȱthoseȱthatȱformedȱmostȱofȱtheȱcratersȱinȱthe

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C) wereȱformedȱbyȱimpactsȱthatȱoccurredȱbeforeȱthoseȱthatȱformedȱmostȱofȱtheȱcratersȱinȱthe lunarȱhighlands. D) areȱvolcanicȱinȱorigin,ȱratherȱthanȱfromȱimpacts. E) wereȱcreatedȱbyȱtheȱsameȱlargeȱimpactorȱthatȱledȱtoȱtheȱformationȱofȱtheȱ maria. 10) Theȱmainȱprocessȱbyȱwhichȱ A) accretion. B) radiation. C) convection. D) E) differentiation.

ȱis

ȱthroughȱtheȱ

11) Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱworldsȱhaveȱtheȱ A) MercuryȱandȱVenus B) VenusȱandȱtheȱMoon C) D) EarthȱandȱtheȱMoon E) EarthȱandȱMars

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12) Theȱterrestrialȱplanetȱcoresȱcontainȱ ȱbecause A) duringȱaȱtimeȱwhenȱtheȱinteriorsȱwereȱmoltenȱthroughout. B) theȱentireȱplanetsȱareȱmadeȱmostlyȱofȱmetal. C) metalsȱcondensedȱfirstȱinȱtheȱsolarȱnebulaȱandȱtheȱrocksȱthenȱaccretedȱaroundȱthem. D) radioactivityȱcreatedȱmetalsȱinȱtheȱcoreȱfromȱtheȱdecayȱofȱuranium. E) convectionȱcarriedȱtheȱmetalsȱtoȱtheȱcore.

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13) Steep-sidedȱ ȱareȱmadeȱfromȱlavaȱthat A) canȱhaveȱanyȱviscosity. C) isȱasȱrunnyȱasȱliquidȱwater.

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B) hasȱaȱmediumȱviscosity. D) hasȱaȱ .

14) Whatȱ ȱofȱthe ȱonȱEarth? A) Earthȇsȱmagneticȱfield B) lavaȱflowsȱinȱtrenchesȱalongȱtheȱseaȱfloor C) ȱcellsȱinȱtheȱmantle D) tidalȱforces E) theȱCoriolisȱforce

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15) Howȱdoes ȱdifferȱfromȱ ? A) Seafloorȱcrustȱisȱthinner,ȱolder,ȱandȱlowerȱinȱdensity. B) Seafloorȱcrustȱisȱthicker,ȱolder,ȱandȱlowerȱinȱdensity. C) Seafloorȱcrustȱisȱthicker,ȱyounger,ȱandȱlowerȱinȱdensity. D) Seafloorȱcrustȱisȱ ,ȱ r,ȱandȱ ȱinȱdensity. E) Seafloorȱcrustȱisȱthicker,ȱolder,ȱandȱhigherȱinȱdensity.

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16) The ȱofȱaȱplanetȱareȱdefinedȱbyȱdifferencesȱinȱtheir A) B) strength. C) color. D) temperature. E) geologicalȱactivity.

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17) Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱbestȱdescribesȱwhyȱtheȱ sȱhaveȱ ? A) Theyȱwereȱcoolerȱwhenȱtheyȱformed. B) Theyȱhave ȱcomparedȱtoȱtheirȱvolumes. C) Theyȱhaveȱrelativelyȱfewerȱradioactiveȱelements. D) TheȱsmallerȱonesȱareȱfartherȱfromȱtheȱSun. E) Theyȱhadȱmoreȱvolcanicȱeruptionsȱinȱtheȱpast,ȱwhichȱreleasedȱtheirȱinternalȱheat.

ȱthan

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18) Whyȱareȱthereȱ ȱonȱtheȱseafloorȱthanȱonȱtheȱcontinents? A) Theȱoceansȱerodeȱawayȱcratersȱfasterȱthanȱerosionȱprocessesȱonȱland. B) Theȱseafloorȱcrustȱisȱ ȱthanȱtheȱcontinentalȱcrust. C) Largeȱimpactorsȱprimarilyȱstrikeȱlandȱmasses. D) Theȱoceansȱslowȱlargeȱimpactorsȱandȱpreventȱthemȱfromȱmakingȱcraters. E) Largeȱimpactorsȱaimȱforȱlife- formsȱsuchȱasȱdinosaurs.

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19) Whenȱweȱseeȱaȱregionȱofȱaȱplanetȱthatȱ asȱotherȱregions,ȱweȱconcludeȱthat A) thereȱisȱlittleȱvolcanicȱactivityȱtoȱcreateȱcraters. B) ȱinȱtheȱregionȱisȱ rȱthanȱtheȱsurfaceȱinȱmoreȱheavilyȱcrateredȱregions. C) theȱplanetȱisȱrotatingȱveryȱslowlyȱandȱonlyȱoneȱsideȱwasȱhitȱbyȱimpactors. D) theȱplanetȱformedȱafterȱtheȱageȱofȱbombardmentȱandȱmissedȱoutȱonȱgettingȱhitȱbyȱleftover planetesimals. E) theȱsurfaceȱinȱtheȱregionȱisȱolderȱthanȱtheȱsurfaceȱinȱmoreȱheavilyȱcrateredȱregions.

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20) Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱdoesȱ A) B) erosion C) impactȱcratering D) volcanism E) tectonics

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ȱhaveȱaȱmajorȱeffectȱin

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ȱinȱtheȱmiddleȱofȱtheȱoceanȱareȱplacesȱwhere A) platesȱslipȱsidewaysȱrelativeȱtoȱoneȱanother. B) oneȱplateȱslidesȱunderȱanother,ȱreturningȱolderȱcrustȱtoȱtheȱmantle. C) ȱmantleȱmaterialȱrisesȱupwardȱandȱspreadsȱsideways pushingȱtheȱplatesȱ D) platesȱpushȱtogether,ȱcreatingȱoceanȱmountainȱchains. E) hotȱmantleȱmaterialȱrisesȱupward,ȱcreatingȱvolcanicȱislands.

22) Whatȱprocessȱhasȱ A) B) erosion C) volcanism D) acidȱrain E) impactȱcratering

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ȱmoreȱthanȱanyȱother?

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23) Whatȱis ȱinȱ ? A) theȱprocessȱbyȱwhichȱdifferentȱtypesȱofȱmineralsȱformȱaȱconglomerateȱrock B) anyȱprocessȱbyȱwhichȱaȱplanetȱevolvesȱdifferentlyȱfromȱitsȱmoons C) theȱprocessȱbyȱwhichȱgravityȱseparatesȱmaterials D) anyȱprocessȱbyȱwhichȱaȱplanetȇsȱsurfaceȱevolvesȱdifferentlyȱfromȱanotherȱplanetȇsȱsurface E) anyȱprocessȱbyȱwhichȱoneȱpartȱofȱaȱplanetȇsȱsurfaceȱevolvesȱdifferentlyȱfromȱanotherȱpartȱof theȱsameȱplanetȇsȱsurface

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ȱisȱmoreȱlikelyȱonȱaȱplanetȱthat A) isȱcloserȱtoȱtheȱSun. B) doesnȇtȱhaveȱanȱatmosphereȱorȱoceans. C) has . D) isȱstruckȱoftenȱbyȱmeteorsȱandȱsolarȱsystemȱdebris.

25) Whyȱdoesȱ ȱhaveȱ ȱamongȱtheȱterrestrialȱworlds? A) Itȱisȱbyȱfarȱtheȱlargestȱterrestrialȱworld. B) Itȱisȱtheȱonlyȱoneȱthatȱhasȱbothȱaȱpartiallyȱmolten ȱandȱreasonablyȱ C) Itȱisȱtheȱmostȱvolcanicallyȱactiveȱworld. D) Itȱrotatesȱmuchȱfasterȱthanȱanyȱotherȱterrestrialȱworld. E) Itȱisȱtheȱonlyȱoneȱthatȱhasȱaȱmetallicȱcore. 26) Howȱlargeȱisȱ A) 10-20ȱpercentȱlarger B) theȱsameȱsize C) 1,000ȱtimesȱlarger D) 100ȱtimesȱlarger E) ȱtimesȱlarger

ȱcomparedȱtoȱtheȱsizeȱofȱthe

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