Exploring Venus with the DAVINCI Mission

Exploring Venus with the DAVINCI Mission

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes Venus's surface conditions extreme compared to Earth?

It has a mild climate similar to Earth.

It has a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere and high temperatures.

It is covered with vast oceans.

It has a dense nitrogen atmosphere.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of the DAVINCI mission?

To observe the moons of Jupiter.

To investigate unresolved questions about Venus.

To study the Sun's atmosphere.

To explore Mars's surface.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the flybys, what will DAVINCI study in ultraviolet light?

The atmosphere of Jupiter.

The rings of Saturn.

The cloud tops of Venus.

The surface of Mars.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What will the atmospheric descent probe measure as it falls through Venus's atmosphere?

The surface temperature of Mars.

The magnetic field of Venus.

The gravitational pull of Jupiter.

Profiles of composition, winds, temperature, pressure, and acceleration.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What potential discovery could the DAVINCI mission reveal about Venus?

The composition of Saturn's rings.

The presence of life on Mars.

Signatures of ancient water on Venus.

The existence of new planets in the solar system.