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1

When imaged in visible light Venus appears like ______ rather than ______.

	an asteroid ... a terrestrial planet
	a gas dwarf ... a rocky planet
	Mars ... Venus
	Venus ... Mars

2

The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using infrared astronomy.

	TRUE
	FALSE

3

When Venus is viewed in the ultraviolet, its color appears brownish.

	TRUE
	FALSE

4

Moldavite is a mineral that may be associated with what radiation astronomy phenomenon?

	lightening strikes
	meteorite impacts and fireballs
	evidence that Venus was once a comet
	predicting when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt

5

According to Wikipedia, a "mineral" is a naturally occurring solid that

	is heterogeneous
	has useful value
	is by a chemical formula
	contains carbon
	does not contain carbon

6

Which types of radiation astronomy directly observe the rocky-object surface of Venus?

	X-ray astronomy
	ultraviolet astronomy
	visual astronomy
	infrared astronomy
	radio astronomy

7

One reason that Venus's atmosphere has more carbon dioxide than Earth's is that

	the mass of Venus is slightly higher
	Venus was too hot for oceans that could absorb the carbon dioxide
	Venus is exposed to a stronger solar wind strips away the other gasses
	Venus has a lower magnetic field that disassociates carbon dioxide

8

The surface temperature of Venus is about

	850 Fahrenheit (730 Kelvin or 230 Celsius)
	450 Fahrenheit (500 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)
	150 Fahrenheit (340 Kelvin or 66 Celsius)

9

The Venetian atmosphere consists of mostly carbon dioxide and

	oxygen
	helium
	hydrogen
	nitrogen
	sulfuric acid

10

The clouds on Venus are made of

	water
	steam
	carbon dioxide
	nitrogen
	sulfuric acid

11

The geology of Venus is predominantly

	Basalt
	Andesite
	Picrite

12

Basalt is what type of rock?

	Igneous
	Sedimentary
	Metamorphic

13

The rocks on Venus are mostly

	from volcanoes
	from the seabed of a now non-existent ocean
	associated with plate tectonics