Titled Caracol in Spanish. Fusce dui lectus, s a molestie consequat, ultrices ac magna. the difference in temperature between Mercury's daylight side and its night side is the greatest difference of any planet in the solar system. silhouette against the full moon, standing on the prom-ontory. What is one important way in which both the Moon and Mercury are different from Earth? At the base of the hill, he is traveling at a speed vi. Astronomers have concluded that the Sun's activity varies in an 11-year cycle. The large, roughly circular, dark, and somewhat younger regions on the Moon are called: We believe the maria on the Earth's Moon are: giant volcanoes produced when the Moon tried to get plate tectonics going, ancient impact craters in which lava beds welled up from inside the Moon, large rifts filled with colder material made when the Moon's surface was cooling, large, flat, ancient plateaus on the Moon's highland areas, advertisements for the musical "West Side Story", have been formed in the same way as the mountains on the Earth, were formed through the eruption of volcanoes early in the Moon's history, were formed by the collision of continental plates early in the Moon's history, are the result of giant impacts during the Moon's long history of being hit, are a complete unknown which astronomers have not been able to explain. In what way is the Moon similar to the Earth? (ccc) What would be the time for one revolution if the passenger's Which of the following statements about our Moon is FALSE? The gradual drifting of the Earth's continents and the formation of new mountains and great rifts under the ocean can all be explained by the theory of giant, germ this, although, bathe f food, phonetics, if, off, rough g good, ghost, guide h hood j yes, fjord k cat . Rewrite this program by finding the largest number a. because the rocks and icebergs that fell from space to make them were all spherical Which of the following statements about the rocks brought back from the Earth's Moon by the astronauts is TRUE? How do they estimate dates like this? The large, roughly circular, dark, and somewhat younger regions on the Moon are called. What makes astronomers think that impact rates for the Moon must have been higher earlier than 3.8 billion years ago? the early Earth must have been so hot it was like a liquid and heavier things sank to the middle. Pellentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. The process by which Venus became so much hotter than the Earth is called: The canals that late 19th and early 20th observers thought they saw on Mars turned out to be: Abe Mizrahi, Edward E. Prather, Gina Brissenden, Jeff P. Adams, Jeffrey O. Bennett, Mark Voit, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas O. Schneider. Where has frozen water has been discovered on the Moon? marleen. Donec aliquet. Scientists now understand that the Earth consists of layers, with the densest materials in the core. . The core is largely composed of iron and some nickel. Astronomers call the vast, rotating cloud of vapor and dust from which the solar system formed: The first technique that allowed astronomers to find exoplanets involved: measuring changes in the radial velocity (Doppler shift) of the star caused by the pull of orbiting planets. come back again and again at predictable intervals. e. the element mercury, Where has frozen water has been discovered on the Moon? Sometimes, when the Moon is a thin crescent, you can still dimly make out the full disk of our satellite. 10. The composition of a planet like Jupiter resembles what object in our Solar System? discovering that the Moon has a great deal of water under its surface. An important way that scientists have been able to study the interior of the Earth is by: measuring how seismic waves from Earthquakes are transmitted through the Earth. a. water by counting the craters visible on the surface and comparing crater counts to other worlds. The Moon is heavily cratered, but the Earth which "lives next door" is NOT. Scientists thus determined that the Moon has a small, metallic core, which, if composed mostly of iron, has a radius of approximately 350 kilometers. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: the Earth's core, Not Selected comets, Not Selected Jupiter and Saturn, Not Selected Correct answer: the Earth's crust and mantle no other body in the solar system, Not Selected The glomerular filtration cells are nonselectively permeable to small particles but not very permeable to larger e. anti-cyclones, In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: At their centers, all the jovian planets have cores made of: a solid mixture of rocky and icy materials under great pressure, high pressure storm system in the atmosphere, made of a reddish colored material (but we don't know what gives it the reddish color). A. you can't fool me, Mercury is not similar to the Moon in any way. Why does Mars have an overall reddish color when we see its surface from afar? Which of the following pieces of observational evidence does our modern "solar nebula" theory of the formation of the solar system NOT explain directly? Show that the rms speed of a molecule in an ideal gas at absolute temperature T is given by, vrms=3kTmv _ { \mathrm { rms } } = \sqrt { \frac { 3 k T } { m } } To a much smaller extent, tides also occur in lakes, the atmosphere and within Earth's. A more fundamental way to measure the rotation is to: measure the changes in the planet's radio waves, which are controlled by its magnetic field. According to the theory of plate tectonics, slow motions within the mantle of the Earth move large sections of the crust around, Earthquake producing faults are much more likely to be found, on the boundaries of continental plates, where they meet other plates, The person who came up with the continental drift theory that led to our modern understanding of plate tectonics was, One way in which the ozone layer is useful for life forms on the Earth's surface is that it, absorbs ultra-violet light, preventing much of it from reaching the surface. The world in the solar system that is most active volcanically is: The lakes found in the north polar region of Titan are filled with liquid. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles Earth's crust and mantle. What is the value of R\mathrm{R}R ? Why are the largest craters we find on the Moon and Mercury so much larger than the largest craters we find on the Earth? a. because the Moon and Mercury have larger gravity than Earth, and this can attract larger pieces ASTM A536, Grade 100-70-03 The first technique that allowed astronomers to find exoplanets involved: measuring changes in the radial velocity (Doppler shift) of the star caused by the pull of orbiting planets, One of the best proofs that our theory of how the solar system formed is correct is that astronomers now observe, disks around other stars which show evidence of gaps where planets may be forming, You are out on the beach, enjoying the warm sunshine with friends. Jonathan is riding a bicycle and encounters a hill of height h . a. exactly one a. a crater Mercury has a mass of 3.3 x 10 23 kilograms. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. its average density is less than that of the Earth (it seems to have fewer heavy materials), most of what we know about its geology is the result of the Apollo landings, on Earth, we can see all its sides in the course of a month as it goes around us. An important way that scientists have been able to study the interior of the Earth is by: measuring how seismic waves are transmitted through the Earth. Which of the following statements about the seasons on Jupiter is correct? The large, roughly circular, dark, and somewhat younger regions on the Moon are called: We believe the maria on the Earth's Moon are: ancient impact craters in which lava beds welled up from inside the Moon, are the result of giant impacts during the Moon's long history of being hit. (credit: modification of work by NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (STScl), E. Smith (STScl)) A clamp-on ammeter indicates a current of 18 amperes. (a) Show that the amplitude of the emf induced in the Rogowski coil is max=0nAImax\varepsilon_{\max }=\mu_0 n A \omega I_{\max }max=0nAImax. vrms=m3kT. (c) Soil is a primary filter of water. Which of the following statements about this cycle is TRUE: The number of sunspots gets larger and smaller over the course of 11 years. d. the giant impact theory Saturn's ring particles are composed mainly of: The spacecraft that visited Pluto and send back our first images: A main difference between asteroids and comets is that asteroids are mostly made of rock and comets are mostly made of, The first asteroid to be discovered (which is also the largest one) is called. Why do astronomers today think that we have an asteroid belt and not a planet between Mars and Jupiter? In other ways, the Earth and moon have remarkably similar characteristics. Light is the physical agent that makes objects visible to the human eye. How have astronomers learned what different asteroids are made of? The process by which Venus became so much hotter than the Earth is called: What is one way that we humans are currently making the atmosphere of the Earth more like that of Venus? C. the time they take to spin once on their axis is the same. When he reaches the top of the hill, he is traveling at a speed vf. How many electrons are located in the outermost orbit in the bohr model of a boron atom?. Of the following planets, which do NOT have satellites (moons), heavier materials sink to the centers of molten planets. The person who really publicized the idea of canals on Mars and impressed it on the public mind was: Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the ways the jovian planets differ from the terrestrial planets? . has a diameter of 100100100 m. Its name comes from its 606060 arms, each of maria( hope that helps). e. because the largest craters were made early in each world's history, and geologic activity has erased all traces of this early period on the Earth's surface, e. because the largest craters were made early in each world's history, and geologic activity has erased all traces of this early period on the Earth's surface, Chapter 3 - Major U.S. A crucial difference that helps explain why Venus is so hot and the Earth isn't is that: on Venus, there was eventually no ocean to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. What do astronomers think is the origin of the many irregular moons around the outer planets (irregular meaning they are orbiting backwards and/or have eccentric orbits)? b. the Moon was formed in the same area of space and at the same time as the Earth (b) Soil is the medium for plant growth. takes the same time to rotate on its axis. tion every 60.060.060.0 s). Solar wind particles can be captured by the Earth's magnetosphere. Jupiter's gravity prevented material in that zone from getting together, The first asteroid confirmed to have a satellite (moon) was. This article (in German) develops the outlines of a Wittgensteinian philosophy of the proper name. Titan is bigger than Earth's moon, and larger than even the planet Mercury. In 2013, a small stony asteroid collided with the Earth above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. What is the explanation for this? carbon dioxide (and other gases) in the atmosphere cause a greenhouse effect. View Chapter 6 Moon .pdf from PHY 111 at Bergen Community College. The amount of charge is proportional to the intensity of the light. The spectra show significant differences. The toroid has nnn turns per unit length and a cross-sectional area AAA. When energy is first produced by fusion deep in the core of the star, that energy moves outward mostly by what process? 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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. at its surface the temperature and pressure are just right for water to exist in all three phases (gas, liquid, and ice), Pluto was discovered through the patient searching of, Our modern understanding of Pluto is that it is a member of, the Kuiper Belt (of trans-Neptunian objects). The average temperature on planet Earth is higher than you would expect just from the heating of sunlight alone. about half of the astronauts were trained scientists, all the astronauts were trained scientists. This gas is: Why does Mars have an overall reddish color when we see its surface from afar? In this image of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 taken on May 17, 1994, by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, you can see about 20 icy fragments into which the comet broke. Studies of radiogenic elements and isotopes. The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.The term Milky Way is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek (galaktiks kklos), meaning "milky circle". In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: a. the Earth's core b. the Earth's crust and mantle c . iscing elit. ASTM A47, Grade 32510 Write a test program that reads in ten double Jonathan Vector B has x, y, and z components of 2.4,9.8, and 4.1 units, respectively. -temperature d. The Moon rocks were puzzling, because they resemble rocks from the Earth's crust in many ways, but also have subtle differences. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: the Earth's crust and mantle What is one important way in which both the Moon and Mercury are different from Earth? Multiple Choice Q04 The lunar highlands are made mostly of rocks that Multiple Choice Q05 What makes astronomers think that impact rates for the Moon must have been higher earlier than 3.8 billion years ago? They examine the spectrum of the sunlight that reflects from the asteroid, More than 75% of the known asteroids can be found in a belt between. Which of the following statements about a comet approaching the Sun is FALSE? Which of these terrestrial worlds has a measurable magnetic field? $________________________$. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: Where has frozen water recently been discovered on the Moon? heat, or drought? In what way is the moon similar to the Earth? In 1980, scientists suggested that the great mass extinction of 65 million years ago (which ended the reign of dinosaurs) may have been caused by a large impact from space. 3. 8. What was the result? Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. the four planets were approximately aligned on one side of the Sun and we used the gravity of each planet to speed up the spacecraft to get to the next one in its path. on Earth, we can see all its sides in the course of a month as it goes around us. Behrooz A. Akbarnia George H. Thompson Muharrem Yazici Ron El-Hawary Editors. What is the reason for this? What type of solution will each of these compounds form when it is mixed with water? Finally, the region known as UV-C extends to wavelengths of 100nm100 \mathrm{~nm}100nm. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: a. the Earth's core b. the Earth's crust and mantle c. comets d. Jupiter and Saturn e. no other body in the solar system b. b. the Earth's crust and mantle At the center is the Moon's dense, metallic core. Published by at June 13, 2022. Which color star is likely to be the hottest? Answer: In studying the surfaces of solid bodies in the solar system, astronomers have learned that the number of craters (per unit area): is roughly proportional to the age of the surface we are examining, Earthquake producing faults are much more likely to be found, on the boundaries of continental plates, where they meet other plates. Higher temperature -> shorter peak wavelength, -clear weather In the highlands, but only on the side of the Moon facing away from Earth Calculate the magnitude of B. Which of the following is NOT a way we have studied the planet Mars so far? What is the most important reason that astronomers have learned more about our planetary system in the last 30-40 years than all of history before then. Clavius Crater Which of the following statements about temperature changes on Mercury is correct? -composition The moon's gravity pulls at the Earth, causing predictable rises and falls in sea levels known as tides. apparent weight at the highest point were zero? c. it is the result of many impacts, breaking surface rocks apart over billions of years. What makes astronomers think that impact rates for the Moon must have been higher earlier than 3.8 billion years ago? When 375mL375 \mathrm{~mL}375mL of water (d=1.00g/mL)(d=1.00 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{mL})(d=1.00g/mL) at 32C32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}32C are mixed with 125mL125 \mathrm{~mL}125mL of water at 92C92^{\circ} \mathrm{C}92C, what is the final temperature of the mixture? sending spacecraft to Mars which have brought samples of the planet back to Earth. The second method involved examining the faint magnetic field generated within the Moon itself by the Moon's monthly passage through the tail of the Earth's magnetosphere. This is simil . In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: the Earth's crust and mantle. What planet can come closest to the Earth in its orbit and look brightest in our skies? 5. Wavelength was shifted upward (frequency decreased). Nam risus ante, dapibus a molestie consequat, ultrices ac magna. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: mercury Where has frozen water recently been discovered on the Moon? a. In the far future, a visiting tourist from another planetary system asks to see the most massive object in our solar system. e. none, When a projectile (a rock from space, say) hits the surface of the Moon, which of the following do we NOT get? Explore over 16 million step-by-step answers from our library, ng elit. What other factor can have a significant influence on a planets surface temperature? (Assume no heat is lost to the surroundings. s a molestie consequat, ultrices ac magna. Currently it is 29.4 AU away from Earth with its light taking up to 4 hours to arrive to us. c. comets ), heavier materials sink to the centers of molten planets, What is the strategy that allows seeds to survive long periods of bitter cold, extreme they do not have an atmosphere The average temperature on planet Earth is higher than you would expect just from the heating of sunlight alone. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: the Earth's crust and mantle These days the theory of the Earth's Moon's origin that best fits with the facts we have about the Moon is: a large object hit the Earth and the collision ejected material that later condensed to make the Moon In what way is the moon similar to the Earth? b. the sister theory . c. Mercury's orbit is the closest to a perfect circle of any planet Third Edition Editors Behrooz A. Akbarnia George H. Thompson . Digitized by the Internet Archive. In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: These days the theory of the Earth's Moon's origin that best fits with the facts we have about the Moon is: a large object hit the Earth and the collision ejected material that later condensed to make the Moon. The giant impact hypothesis for the origin of the Moon depends on a collision. The ages of stony meteorites have been measured to be roughly equal to: the oldest ages we have measured for any bodies in the solar system. 1. sister theory: formed together at the same time from the heating of sunlight alone. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 4. What formation or formations are evidence that the planet Mercury may have shrunk (gotten a bit smaller) as it cooled? Which of the following is NOT something that was accomplished by the Apollo missions to the Moon? Comets change as they approach the Sun in their orbits. Which piece of an active comet points directly away from the Sun? -kuiper belt ASTM A220, Grade 70003. This supports the theory of the expanding universe. The same gas makes up most of the atmosphere of Mars and Venus. Its disgrace as a movie was, in his mind, a partial revenge for its catch-penny . The material of Mars' surface contains a lot of iron oxide, the same chemistry that makes rusting metals look reddish, About 75% of the surface of Venus consists of, The spacecraft that soft-landed successfully on the surface of Venus (and briefly sent back pictures while sitting in that destructive environment) were called. Because the moon's orbit is not circular, it is sometimes closer than at other times. In general, the further planets are from the Sun, the cooler they are. The Growing Spine Management of Spinal Disorders in Young Children Third Edition. Donec aliquet. (d) A wide variety of organisms live in soil. We believe the maria on the Earth's Moon are: giant impact craters in which lava beds welled up from inside the Moon. The inner core is a solid mass about 480 km in diameter. Deep inside craters in the regions near the Moon's poles. When the moon is closest to Earth approximately 226,000 miles. Pellentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. Surrounding the solid inner core is a fluid outer core, that brings the total diameter of the core to about 660 km. When two light elements collide to undergo nuclear fusion, some of the energy in their mass is released, Today we realize that the source of energy for the Sun is a process called. What allowed the differentiation of the Earth's layers to happen? The comet was approximately 660 million kilometers from Earth, heading on a collision course with Jupiter. carbon dioxide (and other gases) in the atmosphere cause a greenhouse effect. -more craters on ocean floor unobserved Which of the eight planets has a smaller mass than Mercury? Neptune has an average distance of 2.8 billion miles/4.5 billion kilometers or 30 AU away from the Sun, being the furthest of the eight planets. a. it is always hot everywhere on Mercury, because the planet is so close to the Sun Which of the following statements about temperature changes on Mercury is correct? In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: the Earth's core; the Earth's crust and mantle; comets; Jupiter and Saturn; no other body in the solar system; 3 points QUESTION 7. The first human being to step out onto the surface of another world was: In its overall composition, the Moon roughly resembles: Which of the following is NOT something that was accomplished by the Apollo missions to the Moon? What is the source of the fine, powdery dust found on the Moon's surface? Which of the following is a way that the planet Mercury is similar to the Moon? When a projectile (a rock from space, say) hits the surface of the Moon, which of the following do we NOT get? Pellentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. b. an ejecta blanket Donec aliquet, View answer & additonal benefits from the subscription, Explore recently answered questions from the same subject, Explore documents and answered questions from similar courses, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College. Images from orbiting spacecraft reveal ancient channels that look like dried-up river beds on Earth (and our rovers show geological formations made by running water). the discovery of a buried crater (about 200 km across) near Chicxulub, Mexico, According to the theory of plate tectonics, slow motions within the mantle of the Earth move large sections of the crust around, The type of rock we find predominant in the crust of the Earth's continents is called. b. because the Moon and Mercury do not have atmospheres to protect them from the largest pieces that can hit walked on)? These spacecraft were called: large regions where hot magma rising from the interior of Venus puts pressure on the surface material, the largest continental (highland) area on Venus is called. b. about half of the astronauts were trained scientists Which of the following is a way that the planet Mercury is similar to the Moon? The bluish color that makes the atmosphere of Neptune so beautiful to the human eye is caused by the interaction of sunlight with what gas? a. highlands e. this is an unsolved mystery; it's one of the most puzzling things about the Moon, d. because the rocks and icebergs that hit the Moon are moving so fast, they explode on impact, making a circular hole, [An alternate phrasing of question 15]: These days the theory of the Earth's Moon's origin that best fits with the facts we have about the Moon is: The planet closest to the Sun in the solar system is: revolve around the Sun in the same direction. An increase in the Earths temperature by several degrees Celsius would result in: the melting of many glaciers, a rise in sea levels, and more flooding of towns near the coasts of the continents. In its overall composition the Moon roughly resembles-the Earth's crust and mantle - the Earth 's crust and mantle. Of the following planets, which do NOT have satellites (moons)? b. it is always cold all over Mercury, because the planet has no significant atmosphere Because the Earth in its orbit intersects the same swarm of small icy particles at the same time each year. there are ten times more craters on the older highlands than the younger maria.