Volcanoes/Io/Quiz

The volcanoes of Io is a lecture regarding a specific astronomical object (Io) and its volcanoes. It is an offering from the school of geology and the radiation astronomy department of the school of physics and astronomy.

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{Which geological phenomena are associated with Io? + lava-spewing volcanoes + sulfur volcanoes - plate tectonics - water oceans - liquid methane oceans + silicate minerals
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{Yes or No, The proximity of hominins and their space probes and other sentient life forms to volcanoes on Io occasionally leads to loss of life. - Yes + No
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{Which of the following is a phenomenon associated with yellow astronomy? + Io + sodium line emission - sunspots on the Sun - an emission with a wavelength of 420 nm - phosphorus - TiO
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{True or False, Volcanoes occur in almost every 10° of longitude on Io. + TRUE - FALSE
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{The surface of Io appears to be composed primarily of? { sulfur|sulphur|sulfates|sulphates (i) }
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{True or False, There are yellow or yellow mineral containing natural moons. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Observations of Io have benefited greatly from what phenomenon? - a dense, opaque atmosphere - lightning - extensive meteorite cratering - a flattening out - liquid hydrocarbon lakes + the reflected light of allotropes and compounds of sulfur
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{True or False, Vulcanology is a variant spelling of volcanology. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the violet or violet containing image with the object letter: Sun - A Venus - B Earth - C Moon - D Mars - E Jupiter - F Ganymede - G Io - H Saturn - I Dione - J Titan - K Uranus - L Ariel - M Miranda - N Triton - O Eta Carinae - P NGC 5584 - Q { N (i) }. { K (i) }. { O (i) }. { J (i) }. { I (i) }. { E (i) }. { Q (i) }. { F (i) }. { P (i) }. { B (i) }. { H (i) }. { L (i) }. { D (i) }. { G (i) } { C (i) }. { A (i) }. { M (i) }.
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{True or False, The rocky surface of the moon Io can be detected when Io is observed using yellow astronomy. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the rocky-object Io? + surface regions reflecting or emitting violet or purple - an excess brightness at or near the edge + red regions that may be phosphorus - neutron emission - polar coronal holes + meteor emission - rotation
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{Complete the text: Match up the radiation object with the likely source: - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T a Craters of the Moon volcano { L (i) }. violet image of Venus { Q (i) }. active galactic nuclear region of NGC 5728 { T (i) }. cosmic-ray bombardment of the Moon's surface { N (i) }. blue lights from Io { R (i) }. neutrino profile of the solar octant { O (i) }. planetary nebula NGC 7048 { S (i) }. ultraviolet image of the Earth { P (i) }. a neutron star in a binary system { M (i) }.
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{Phenomena associated with the green vapor above Io are? + collisions with energetic charged particles + Jupiter's magnetic field + aurora-like behavior - dense plumes of volcanic vapor + Galileo spacecraft + Io is in eclipse
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{Complete the text: Match up the item letter with each of the possibilities below: Moon - A Eros - B Io - C Ganymede - D Europa - E Titan - F X-ray producing electric arc, current spots { C (i) } reflecting solar X-rays { A (i) }. soft X-ray emission { C|E (i) }. possible soft X-ray emission { D (i) }. synchrotron X-ray diffraction of methane hydrate up to 10GPa { F (i) }. ordinary chondrite composition { B (i) }.
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Hypotheses

 * 1) The volcanoes of Io and of Earth have the same origin.