Planets/Geology/Quiz

Planetary geology is a lecture from the school of geology and the department of radiation astronomy of the school of physics and astronomy. It is about the geological effects on large rocky objects due, or apparently due, to being in orbits around a star or stellar system within a few light years.

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{Which of the following are major geological effects on planetary-size rocky objects due to being in elliptical orbits around stars or stellar systems? + fault systems due to differential tidal forces - the solar wind + melting and freezing of ices due to closeness or distantness respectively. - volcanoes + increases in asteroid collisions - seasons on objects such as Earth
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{True or False, The gravitational force at the surface of a spheroidal object made of silicates the approximate diameter of the Earth is insufficient to melt any portion from the surface to the center. + TRUE - FALSE
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{With respect to protoplanetary disks what green mineral has been found? { olivine (i) }
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{A natural rocky source of chemicals from the sky to the ground may originate from what astronomical source? - Jupiter - the solar wind - the diffuse X-ray background - Mount Redoubt in Alaska + the asteroid belt - the International Space Station
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{True or False, Optical reflectance studies of Mercury provide evidence for Mg silicates. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the type of silicate with the name: cyclosilicate - A inosilicate - B orthosilicate - C sorosilicate - D phyllosilicate - E tectosilicate - F structurally isolated double tetrahedra { D (i) }. single chain of tetrahedra { B (i) }. a continuous framework of tetrahedra { F (i) }. a ring of linked tetrahedra { A (i) }. a two-dimensional sheet of tetrahedra { E (i) } isolated tetrahedra { C (i) }.
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{Radiation phenomena associated with craters include? + catena + secondary craters - checking equations about complex systems + deformed strata + electric arcs + explosions
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{A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of? { silicate rocks|metals|silicates|rocks (i) }
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{True or False, The XRS aboard the MESSENGER spacecraft maps mineral composition. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which geological phenomena are associated with Earth? + lava-spewing volcanoes - sulfur volcanoes + plate tectonics + water oceans - liquid methane oceans + silicate minerals
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{True or False, From the parts of the definition of a planet, the Earth is a planet. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which geochemical phenomena are associated with Earth? + weathering - lightning + calcium carbonate deposition in the oceans + uranium ions in its oceans - liquid methane oceans + silicate minerals
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Hypotheses

 * 1) The effects on large rocky objects of having orbits around stars or stellar systems can be muted by rotation.