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Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets

Explore topics on planetary magnetic fields, moon origins, rock types, lunar surfaces, ozone depletion, and global warming effects. Discover comparative aspects between Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury.

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Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets

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  1. Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets Corresponds to Ch 13 in book Astro by Seeds Prepared by: Julissa Garcia, Aramik Yousefian HagopHadjinian, TatevikGrigoryan Activity director: LilitHaroyan Faculty Advisor: Richard Rains START EXIT Funded by Title V HIS Grant at LAMC and U.S Department of Education

  2. 1. Which abbreviation best describes the 3 things Planets need for a Magnetic Field HINT FER (Fluid core, electrically conducting core, Rapid rotation) GI (General air, Interstellar gravity) BFF (Bright core, Fast orbit, Fluid mantle) None of the Above 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  3. 1. Which abbreviation best describes the 3 things Planets need for a Magnetic Field HINT Correct! FER (Fluid core, electrically conducting core, Rapid rotation) GI (General air, Interstellar gravity) BFF (Bright core, Fast orbit, Fluid mantle) None of the Above next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  4. 1. Which abbreviation best describes the 3 things Planets need for a Magnetic Field HINT Incorrect (FER) A Fluid core, electrically conducting core, and Rapid rotation are the 3 things Planets need for a Magnetic Field. . back next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  5. They most definitely need a liquid core… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  6. 2. Which theory do we accept for the Origin of the Moon? HINT Condensation Hypothesis Large Impact Hypothesis Fission Hypothesis Lunar Houdini Hypothesis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  7. 2. Which theory do we accept for the Origin of the Moon? HINT Correct! Condensation Hypothesis Large Impact Hypothesis Fission Hypothesis Lunar Houdini Hypothesis next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  8. 2. Which theory do we accept for the Origin of the Moon? HINT Incorrect The Large Impact Hypothesis states that the moon was a small proto-planet that crashed into proto-Earth and settled around its orbit as debris and then became the moon. back next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  9. It’s also called a “catastrophic”, because it was quiet an impact… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  10. 3. Which type of Earth Rock is Igneous? HINT Pumice Basalt Marble Only a and c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  11. 3. Which type of Earth Rock is Igneous? HINT Correct! Pumice Basalt Marble Only a and c next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  12. 3. Which type of Earth Rock is Igneous? HINT Incorrect Earth Rock that are Igneous are Pumice and Basalt next next back back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  13. There are two types… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  14. 4. What is found on the front side of the Moon? HINT Seas and highlands Riverbeds and Holes Aliens and cows Powder and Cheese 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  15. 4. What is found on the front side of the Moon? HINT Correct! Seas and highlands Riverbeds and Holes Aliens and cows Powder and Cheese next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  16. 4. What is found on the front side of the Moon? Incorrect Seas and highlands are found on the front side of the Moon. next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  17. Dark Marias…and bright tough terrain… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  18. 5. What is the main cause of Ozone Depletion? HINT UV rays Water melts CFC’s Green House 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  19. 5. What is the main cause of Ozone Depletion? HINT Correct! UV rays Water melts next CFC’s Green House 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  20. 5. What is the main cause of Ozone Depletion? Incorrect The main cause of Ozone Depletion is Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC’s). next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  21. An abbreviation of Chlorofluorocarbon… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  22. 6. Which are the correct Global warming effects in order? HINT CO2, greenhouse, temperature rises, polar caps melt, flooding and species die CO2, greenhouse, temperature raises, no flooding, polar caps melt, and species die CO2, species die, greenhouse, polar caps melt, temperature falls, and flooding CO2, temperature raises, greenhouse, rains cats and dogs, flooding and species die 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  23. 6. Which are the correct Global warming effects in order? HINT Correct! CO2, greenhouse, temperature rises, polar caps melt, flooding and species die CO2, greenhouse, temperature raises, no flooding, polar caps melt, and species die next CO2, species die, greenhouse, polar caps melt, temperature falls, and flooding CO2, temperature raises, greenhouse, rains cats and dogs, flooding and species die 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  24. 6. Which are the correct Global warming effects in order? Incorrect Global warming steps: CO2, greenhouse, temperature rises, polar caps melt, flooding and species die. next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  25. Temperature rises… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  26. 7. Which of these planets has a Runaway Greenhouse Effect? HINT Mars Venus Mercury Earth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  27. 7. Which of these planets has a Runaway Greenhouse Effect? HINT Correct! Mars Venus next Mercury Earth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  28. 7. Which of these planets has a Runaway Greenhouse Effect? HINT Incorrect Venus has a Runaway Greenhouse Effect. next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  29. It’s a planet with predominately female names… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  30. 8. How hot is it on Venus today? HINT 250 Degrees F 900 Degrees F 590 Degrees F 1,357 Degrees F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  31. 8. How hot is it on Venus today? HINT Correct! 250 Degrees F 900 Degrees F next 590 Degrees F 1,357 Degrees F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  32. 8. How hot is it on Venus today? HINT Incorrect It’s about 900 Degrees F on Venus next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  33. It’s hot, but just three digits… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  34. 9. Which name is not affiliated with Venus? HINT Aphrodite LakshmiPlanum Athenia Ishtar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  35. 9. Which name is not affiliated with Venus? HINT Correct! Aphrodite LakshmiPlanum next Athenia Ishtar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  36. 9. Which name is not affiliated with Venus? HINT Incorrect Venus has several surface features such as the following: Aphrodite, Ishtar, and Cleopatra. next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  37. It’s the goddess of war, wisdom, and justice… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  38. 10. The ______ created the ____ on the other side of Mercury HINT Crater, Depression LobateScarpes, Basin Impact, Crater Caloris Basin, Weird Terrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  39. 10. The ______ created the ____ on the other side of Mercury HINT Correct! Crater, Depression LobateScarpes, Basin next Impact, Crater Caloris Basin, Weird Terrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  40. 10. The ______ created the ____ on the other side of Mercury HINT Incorrect The Caloris Basin created the Weird Terrain on the other side of Mercury. next back back next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  41. It took a lot of “calories” to make the “weird” stuff on mercury… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  42. 11. The LobateScarpes on Mercury look like… HINT Long curved ridges Burn marks Long spider legs Mountains 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  43. 11. The LobateScarpes on Mercury look like… HINT Correct! Long curved ridges Burn marks next Long spider legs Mountains 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  44. 11. The LobateScarpes on Mercury look like… HINT Incorrect The LobateScarpes on Mercury look like long curved ridges. next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  45. Its long features… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  46. 12. Which of these is a prominent feature on Mercury? HINT Maxwell Mountains Caloris Basin Product Basin Valley of Mermaids 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  47. 12. Which of these is a prominent feature on Mercury? HINT Correct! Maxwell Mountains Caloris Basin next Product Basin Valley of Mermaids 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  48. 12. Which of these is a prominent feature on Mercury? HINT Incorrect Caloris Basin is a prominent feature on Mercury. next back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  49. It’s a Basin… back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

  50. 13. Which of these is NOT a feature on Mars? HINT Olympus Mons Grand Canyon Hellas Basin VallesMarineris 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Exit

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