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/1/. When imaged in visible light Venus appears like ______ rather than ______.
 * ___ a) Venus ... Mars


 * ___ b) an asteroid ... a terrestrial planet


 * ___ c) Mars ... Venus


 * ___ d) a gas dwarf ... a rocky planet

/2/. The clouds on Venus are made of
 * ___ a) nitrogen


 * ___ b) carbon dioxide


 * ___ c) steam


 * ___ d) water


 * ___ e) sulfuric acid

/3/. The geology of Venus is predominantly
 * ___ a) Basalt


 * ___ b) Andesite


 * ___ c) Picrite

/4/. Basalt is what type of rock?
 * ___ a) Igneous


 * ___ b) Sedimentary


 * ___ c) Metamorphic

/5/. The rocks on Venus are mostly
 * ___ a) from volcanoes


 * ___ b) associated with plate tectonics


 * ___ c) from the seabed of a now non-existent ocean

/6/. The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using infrared astronomy.
 * ___ a) TRUE


 * ___ b) FALSE

/7/. When Venus is viewed in the ultraviolet, its color appears brownish.
 * ___ a) TRUE


 * ___ b) FALSE

/8/. Moldavite is a mineral that may be associated with what radiation astronomy phenomenon?
 * ___ a) evidence that Venus was once a comet


 * ___ b) lightening strikes


 * ___ c) predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt


 * ___ d) meteorite impacts and fireballs

/9/. According to Wikipedia, a "mineral" is a naturally occurring solid that
 * ___ a) contains carbon


 * ___ b) is heterogeneous


 * ___ c) is by a chemical formula


 * ___ d) does not contain carbon


 * ___ e) has useful value

/10/. Which types of radiation astronomy directly observe the rocky-object surface of Venus?
 * ___ a) radio astronomy


 * ___ b) infrared astronomy


 * ___ c) ultraviolet astronomy


 * ___ d) visual astronomy


 * ___ e) X-ray astronomy

/11/. One reason that Venus's atmosphere has more carbon dioxide than Earth's is that
 * ___ a) Venus has a lower magnetic field that disassociates carbon dioxide


 * ___ b) Venus is exposed to a stronger solar wind strips away the other gasses


 * ___ c) the mass of Venus is slightly higher


 * ___ d) Venus was too hot for oceans that could absorb the carbon dioxide

/12/. The surface temperature of Venus is about
 * ___ a) 150 Fahrenheit (340 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)


 * ___ b) 450 Fahrenheit (500 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)


 * ___ c) 850 Fahrenheit (730 Kelvin or 230 Celsius)

/13/. The Venetian atmosphere consists of mostly carbon dioxide and
 * ___ a) helium


 * ___ b) oxygen


 * ___ c) nitrogen


 * ___ d) hydrogen


 * ___ e) sulfuric acid

Key to AstroVenus_Study-v1s1
/1/. When imaged in visible light Venus appears like ______ rather than ______.
 * - a) Venus ... Mars


 * - b) an asteroid ... a terrestrial planet


 * - c) Mars ... Venus


 * + d) a gas dwarf ... a rocky planet

/2/. The clouds on Venus are made of
 * - a) nitrogen


 * - b) carbon dioxide


 * - c) steam


 * - d) water


 * + e) sulfuric acid

/3/. The geology of Venus is predominantly
 * + a) Basalt


 * - b) Andesite


 * - c) Picrite

/4/. Basalt is what type of rock?
 * + a) Igneous


 * - b) Sedimentary


 * - c) Metamorphic

/5/. The rocks on Venus are mostly
 * + a) from volcanoes


 * - b) associated with plate tectonics


 * - c) from the seabed of a now non-existent ocean

/6/. The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using infrared astronomy.
 * - a) TRUE


 * + b) FALSE

/7/. When Venus is viewed in the ultraviolet, its color appears brownish.
 * - a) TRUE


 * + b) FALSE

/8/. Moldavite is a mineral that may be associated with what radiation astronomy phenomenon?
 * - a) evidence that Venus was once a comet


 * - b) lightening strikes


 * - c) predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt


 * + d) meteorite impacts and fireballs

/9/. According to Wikipedia, a "mineral" is a naturally occurring solid that
 * - a) contains carbon


 * - b) is heterogeneous


 * + c) is by a chemical formula


 * - d) does not contain carbon


 * - e) has useful value

/10/. Which types of radiation astronomy directly observe the rocky-object surface of Venus?
 * + a) radio astronomy


 * - b) infrared astronomy


 * - c) ultraviolet astronomy


 * - d) visual astronomy


 * - e) X-ray astronomy

/11/. One reason that Venus's atmosphere has more carbon dioxide than Earth's is that
 * - a) Venus has a lower magnetic field that disassociates carbon dioxide


 * - b) Venus is exposed to a stronger solar wind strips away the other gasses


 * - c) the mass of Venus is slightly higher


 * + d) Venus was too hot for oceans that could absorb the carbon dioxide

/12/. The surface temperature of Venus is about
 * + a) 150 Fahrenheit (340 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)


 * + b) 450 Fahrenheit (500 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)


 * + c) 850 Fahrenheit (730 Kelvin or 230 Celsius)

/13/. The Venetian atmosphere consists of mostly carbon dioxide and
 * - a) helium


 * - b) oxygen


 * + c) nitrogen


 * - d) hydrogen


 * - e) sulfuric acid


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