Question 1

The most important geological process that has removed craters from the Martian surface in the past is

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A)   plate tectonics
B)   wind erosion
C)   volcanism
D)   water erosionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

What is the most intriguing piece of evidence that suggests that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 may have once contained life?

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A)   molecules of DNA were found inside
B)   oxygen gas was found trapped inside the meteorite
C)   amino acids were found inside
D)   highly magnified images of carbonate grains found inside reveal rod-shaped structures that look much like terrestrial nanobacteriaE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Seasons on Mars

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A)   are similar to those on the Earth but twice as long
B)   are exactly the same at the Earth
C)   are more intense than on the Earth but the same length
D)   are similar to those on the Earth but half as longE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

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A)   a dry, dusty, boulder-strewn desert
B)   a huge canyon stretching out to the horizon
C)   flat, dark volcanic rocks out to the horizon
D)   very mountainous with huge volcanoes in the distanceE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

The majority of the southern hemisphere of Mars represents which geological era?

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A)   Amazonian
B)   Hesperian
C)   Cenozoic
D)   NoachianE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

At the beginning of summer, the carbon dioxide at the summer pole

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A)   melts
B)   sublimates
C)   freezes
D)   ionizesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The tiny spheres called "blueberries" discovered by the rover Opportunity are made of

Accepted Answer

A)   carbonate
B)   hematite
C)   silicate
D)   fruitE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What field of science were the experiments on the two Viking lander most closely related to?

Accepted Answer

A)   physics
B)   biology
C)   geology
D)   astronomyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Seasonal variations on Mars are due

Accepted Answer

A)   only to its changing distance from the Sun
B)   only to its axis tilt
C)   to small changes in the amount of energy emitted by the Sun
D)   to both its axis tilt and its changing distance from the SunE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

How easy would it be for future astronauts to psychologically adapt to living on Mars?

Accepted Answer

A)   fairly easy because the Martian day is only about 40 minutes longer than the terrestrial day
B)   extremely easy because the Martian day is exactly the same length as the terrestrial day
C)   very difficult because the Martian day is much longer than the terrestrial day
D)   very difficult because the Martian day is much shorter than the terrestrial dayE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 8: Mars

Seasons on Mars

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At the beginning of summer, the carbon dioxide at the summer pole

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What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

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The majority of the southern hemisphere of Mars represents which geological era?

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The most important geological process that has removed craters from the Martian surface in the past is

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Seasonal variations on Mars are due

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The tiny spheres called "blueberries" discovered by the rover Opportunity are made of

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What is the most intriguing piece of evidence that suggests that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 may have once contained life?

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What field of science were the experiments on the two Viking lander most closely related to?

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How easy would it be for future astronauts to psychologically adapt to living on Mars?

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Exam 8: Mars

Seasons on Mars

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At the beginning of summer, the carbon dioxide at the summer pole

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What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

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The majority of the southern hemisphere of Mars represents which geological era?

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The most important geological process that has removed craters from the Martian surface in the past is

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The tiny spheres called "blueberries" discovered by the rover Opportunity are made of

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What is the most intriguing piece of evidence that suggests that the Martian meteorite ALH84001 may have once contained life?

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What field of science were the experiments on the two Viking lander most closely related to?

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How easy would it be for future astronauts to psychologically adapt to living on Mars?

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