Ch. 5 Quiz

Impact craters are formed by: a) Asteroids or Comets b) The Moon c) Tectonics d) Volcanoes

a) Asteroids or Comets

Which of these objects is NOT geologically dead? a) Mercury b) The Earth c) The Moon d) Mars

b) The Earth

What is differentiation? a) Something not used in calculus b) The sorting of material in the molten planets by density c) The sorting of material in the molten planets by color d) It is the cooling of the Sun

b) The sorting of material in the molten planets by density

Which pair of Terrestrial planets are the most similar geologically? a) Earth and Mars b) Mars and Earth c) Earth and Venus d) Venus and Mercury

c) Earth and Venus

Why does the Earth have a magnetic field? a) Its large Iron core b) It is solid through and through c) It has a molten charged core that rotates d) It comes from the Sun

c) It has a molten charged core that rotates