Gifted Astronomy Fall Final Exam Review

How does Mercury's size compare to other planets (in our solar system)?

• largest planet

• smaller than Jupiter, but larger than Neptune

• smaller than Saturn, but larger than Venus

• smaller than Earth, but larger than Mars

• smallest planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many moons does Mercury have?

• 79

• 82

• 0

• 2

How long is a year on Mercury (1 orbit around the Sun) in Earth-days?

• 176 days

• 2.36 days

• 42 days

• 88 days

• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet closely matches Earth in size & composition?

• Venus

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Venus has a level of plate tectonic activity (compared to Earth) that is

• virtually non-existent.

• a little less.

• very comparable.

• a little more.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Why can't astronomers directly study the surface of Venus?

• the surface is just way too hot

• the surface is permanently obscured by thick clouds

• there is no surface of Venus

• too many active volcanoes

Forms where plates are moving away from each other

• Divergent-

• Convergent-

• Transform-

Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding

• Divergent-

• Convergent-

• Transform-

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

• the oceanic crust is melting.

• the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

• volcanic islands are forming.

• the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

The three types of plate boundaries are

• Convergent, divergent, change

• Divergent, allegiant, insurgent

• Convergent, divergent, transform

• Push, pull, slide