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## AstroVenus_Study

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### AstroVenus_Study-v1s1

1. When imaged in visible light Venus appears like ______ rather than ______.
    ___ a) Venus ... Mars
    ___ b) an asteroid ... a terrestrial planet
    ___ c) Mars ... Venus
    ___ d) a gas dwarf ... a rocky planet
2. The clouds on Venus are made of
    ___ a) nitrogen
    ___ b) carbon dioxide
    ___ c) steam
    ___ d) water
    ___ e) sulfuric acid
3. The geology of Venus is predominantly
    ___ a) Basalt
    ___ b) Andesite
    ___ c) Picrite
4. Basalt is what type of rock?
    ___ a) Igneous
    ___ b) Sedimentary
    ___ c) Metamorphic
5. The rocks on Venus are mostly
    ___ a) from volcanoes
    ___ b) associated with plate tectonics
    ___ c) from the seabed of a now non-existent ocean
6. The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using infrared astronomy.
    ___ a) TRUE
    ___ b) FALSE
7. When Venus is viewed in the ultraviolet, its color appears brownish.
    ___ a) TRUE
    ___ b) FALSE
8. Moldavite is a mineral that may be associated with what radiation astronomy phenomenon?
    ___ a) evidence that Venus was once a comet
    ___ b) lightening strikes
    ___ c) predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt
    ___ d) meteorite impacts and fireballs
9. According to Wikipedia, a "mineral" is a naturally occurring solid that
    ___ a) contains carbon
    ___ b) is heterogeneous
    ___ c) is by a chemical formula
    ___ d) does not contain carbon
    ___ e) has useful value
10. Which types of radiation astronomy directly observe the rocky-object surface of Venus?
    ___ a) radio astronomy
    ___ b) infrared astronomy
    ___ c) ultraviolet astronomy
    ___ d) visual astronomy
    ___ e) X-ray astronomy
11. One reason that Venus's atmosphere has more carbon dioxide than Earth's is that
    ___ a) Venus has a lower magnetic field that disassociates carbon dioxide
    ___ b) Venus is exposed to a stronger solar wind strips away the other gasses
    ___ c) the mass of Venus is slightly higher
    ___ d) Venus was too hot for oceans that could absorb the carbon dioxide
12. The surface temperature of Venus is about
    ___ a) 150 Fahrenheit (340 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)
    ___ b) 450 Fahrenheit (500 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)
    ___ c) 850 Fahrenheit (730 Kelvin or 230 Celsius)
13. The Venetian atmosphere consists of mostly carbon dioxide and
    ___ a) helium
    ___ b) oxygen
    ___ c) nitrogen
    ___ d) hydrogen
    ___ e) sulfuric acid

#### Key to AstroVenus_Study-v1s1

1. When imaged in visible light Venus appears like ______ rather than ______.
    - a) Venus ... Mars
    - b) an asteroid ... a terrestrial planet
    - c) Mars ... Venus
    + d) a gas dwarf ... a rocky planet
2. The clouds on Venus are made of
    - a) nitrogen
    - b) carbon dioxide
    - c) steam
    - d) water
    + e) sulfuric acid
3. The geology of Venus is predominantly
    + a) Basalt
    - b) Andesite
    - c) Picrite
4. Basalt is what type of rock?
    + a) Igneous
    - b) Sedimentary
    - c) Metamorphic
5. The rocks on Venus are mostly
    + a) from volcanoes
    - b) associated with plate tectonics
    - c) from the seabed of a now non-existent ocean
6. The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using infrared astronomy.
    - a) TRUE
    + b) FALSE
7. When Venus is viewed in the ultraviolet, its color appears brownish.
    - a) TRUE
    + b) FALSE
8. Moldavite is a mineral that may be associated with what radiation astronomy phenomenon?
    - a) evidence that Venus was once a comet
    - b) lightening strikes
    - c) predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt
    + d) meteorite impacts and fireballs
9. According to Wikipedia, a "mineral" is a naturally occurring solid that
    - a) contains carbon
    - b) is heterogeneous
    + c) is by a chemical formula
    - d) does not contain carbon
    - e) has useful value
10. Which types of radiation astronomy directly observe the rocky-object surface of Venus?
    + a) radio astronomy
    - b) infrared astronomy
    - c) ultraviolet astronomy
    - d) visual astronomy
    - e) X-ray astronomy
11. One reason that Venus's atmosphere has more carbon dioxide than Earth's is that
    - a) Venus has a lower magnetic field that disassociates carbon dioxide
    - b) Venus is exposed to a stronger solar wind strips away the other gasses
    - c) the mass of Venus is slightly higher
    + d) Venus was too hot for oceans that could absorb the carbon dioxide
12. The surface temperature of Venus is about
    + a) 150 Fahrenheit (340 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)
    + b) 450 Fahrenheit (500 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)
    + c) 850 Fahrenheit (730 Kelvin or 230 Celsius)
13. The Venetian atmosphere consists of mostly carbon dioxide and
    - a) helium
    - b) oxygen
    + c) nitrogen
    - d) hydrogen
    - e) sulfuric acid

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