Astronomy - Terrestrial Planets (SubUnit 2) Review

What is Earth's innermost layer?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Magnetosphere

Which of these is the most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

Which of these is the most common gas in Venus's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

Which of these is the most common gas in Mars's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

Which of these best describes why the sky is blue?

• The atmosphere reflects the oceans

• Light excites the gases in the atmosphere and they glow blue.

• Light scatters and refracts off of the atmosphere and particles in the atmosphere.

• Our eyes see blue light the best therefore we see the sunlight as blue in the atmosphere

What is the name of the early supercontinent that is thought to have existed on Earth?

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

• Europa

• Zootopia

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In what year did humans first land on the moon?

• 1969

• 1961

• 19

• 1975

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The currently accepted hypothesis of the moon’s formation is called the ___________ hypothesis.

• Sister

• Daughter

• Capture

• Giant Impact

On which planet would you find the Caloris Basin?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Where would you find the Cleopatra crater?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars