CHAPTER 10
Venus and Mars: Evolved Worlds
1) Comparing Mars and Venus to the earth, which of the following statements is correct?
• A.
Venus has a greater bulk density than Mars and the earth.
• B.
Mars has a greater bulk density than the earth and...
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CHAPTER 10
Venus and Mars: Evolved Worlds
1) Comparing Mars and Venus to the earth, which of the following statements is correct?
• A.
Venus has a greater bulk density than Mars and the earth.
• B.
Mars has a greater bulk density than the earth and Venus.
• C.
The earth has a greater bulk density than Venus and Mars.
• D.
Mars and Venus have similar bulk densities.
2) What is the main reason that no liquid water exists on the surface of Mars now?
• A.
The surface pressure is too low.
• B.
The surface pressure is too high.
• C.
No water in any form exists on Mars now.
• D.
The temperature never gets high enough for water to melt.
3) According to the Viking orbiter results, in winter the outer parts of the Martian pole
caps consist mostly of:
• A.
water ice.
• B.
carbon dioxide ice.
• C.
ammonia ice.
• D.
methane ice.
4) How does the surface pressure on Venus compare to the earth s?
• A.
It is much less.
• B.
It is about the same.
• C.
It is much greater.
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