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Question 1. The greenhouse effect on Venus is due to: A. water vapor B. sulfuric acid droplets C. methane D. carbon dioxide. Question 2. Venus’ atmosphere is mostly: A. water vapor B. sulfuric acid droplets C. methane D. carbon dioxide. Question 3.
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Question 1 • The greenhouse effect on Venus is due to: • A. water vapor • B. sulfuric acid droplets • C. methane • D. carbon dioxide
Question 2 • Venus’ atmosphere is mostly: • A. water vapor • B. sulfuric acid droplets • C. methane • D. carbon dioxide
Question 3 • At the time “Cosmos” was written, the 1908 Tunguska Event was believed to have been caused by what? • A. a rocky asteroid or meteor • B. a comet • C. a piece of anti-matter • D. a mini black hole
Question 4 • Who landed the first (and only) spacecraft on Venus to send back pictures? • A. The United States • B. The European Space Agency • C. Japan • D. Russia • E. China
Question 5 • In what respect is Venus most similar to Earth? • A. size • B. topography • C. atmospheric composition • D. surface temperature
Question 6 • Most of the “canals” on Mars are now regarded as: • A. chains of craters • B. imaginary • C. tectonic cracks in the crust • D. streaks of windblown debris
Question 7 • Mars is like Earth in many ways. In which ways is Mars like Earth? More than one answer is correct: • A. length of day • B. composition of atmosphere • C. surface temperature • D. presence of ice caps • E. seasonal changes on the surface • F. presence of liquid water • G. tilt of axis
Question 8 • This biologist was a harsh and accurate critic of the idea of canals on Mars: • A. Charles Darwin • B. Alfred Russell Wallace • C. Percival Lowell • D. H.G. Wells • E. Giovanni Schiaparelli
Question 9 • His novel, War of the Worlds, was the first to depict truly alien extraterrestrials: • A. Jules Verne • B. Edgar Rice Burroughs • C. Percival Lowell • D. H.G. Wells • E. Giovanni Schiaparelli
Question 10 • The results of the Viking search for life are generally interpreted as due to: • A. terrestrial microorganisms carried on the lander • B. definite signs of Martian life • C. errors in the instrumental readings • D. chemical reactions with the Martian soil
Question 11 • Dr. Sagan argues for the benefits of open-mindedness and exploration by describing this society: • A. The British Empire • B. The American Frontier • C. 17th Century Holland • D. France under Louis XIV • E. Spain under Charles V
Question 12 • Two important instruments invented in this society were: • A. compass and barometer • B. microscope and telescope • C. speedometer and sextant • D. clinometer and surveyor’s transit • E. spectroscope and radio
Question 13 • Which planet has not yet been visited by a spacecraft? • A. Uranus • B. Neptune • C. Pluto • D. Saturn
Question 14 • The moon that has a thin, icy crust and a possible subsurface ocean: • A. Io • B. Europa • C. Ganymede • D. Callisto • E. Titan
Question 15 • The moon that has a thick, brownish atmosphere: • A. Io • B. Europa • C. Ganymede • D. Callisto • E. Titan
Just for fun…. • What do Tarzan and Mars have in common?