EAPS 105: Asynchronous Quiz 17
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 8. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: What's happening at the Tiger Stripes on Saturn's moon Enceladus? A) Jets of ice particles are being shot into space. B) The moon is being ripped apart by tidal forces. C) Large chains of mountains are emerging from the ice. D) Plate tectonics is being initiated, the only place in the Solar System aside from Earth where this is occurring.
A) Jets of ice particles are being shot into space.
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 9. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following has Saturn's moon Mimas not been compared to? A) The Death Star B) Mickey Mouse C) Pac-Man D) It has been compared to all the above
B) Mickey Mouse
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 3. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following observations support the idea that Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos formed from a giant impact? A) Retrograde orbits B) Elliptical orbits C) Equatorial orbits D) All the above
C) Equatorial orbits
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 6. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: Which is the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial magnetic field? A) Io B) Europa C) Ganymede D) Callisto
C) Ganymede
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 1. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer the following question: If our Moon resulted from a giant impact, how do you explain the fact that the Moon is currently 30 Earth diameters away and does not orbit around the Earth's equatorial plane? A) Not all giant impacts origins result in close in and equatorial orbits. B) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced numerous impacts that changed its orbit. C) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced tidal forces that changed its orbit. D) Since its origin, plate tectonics has caused the Earth to move away from the Moon.
C) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced tidal forces that changed its orbit.
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 2. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following observations support the idea that our Moon formed from a giant impact? A) Its anorthosite crust B) Its small core C) Its similar chemistry to Earth's crust and mantle D) All the above
D) All the above
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 5. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: In what way is Jupiter and the Galilean moons system like the Sun and planets? A) The Galilean moons and the planets all formed from an accretionary disc. B) The accretion process of Galilean moons and the planets were all influenced by an ice line. C) The Galilean moons and the planets all have different chemistries from the objects they are orbiting. D) All the above
D) All the above
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 7. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: Which is an indication that a moon was captured? A) Retrograde orbit B) Highly elliptical orbit C) Non-equatorial orbit D) All the above
D) All the above
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 10. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: What is unique about Saturn's moon Titan? A) It is the most volcanically active moon in the Solar System. B) It is the largest moon in the Solar System. C) It is the only large moon in the Solar System to have been captured. D) It is the only body besides Earth to have liquid on its surface.
D) It is the only body besides Earth to have liquid on its surface.
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 4. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following observations is the key factor differentiating a giant impact moon from a co-accretion moon? A) Whether its orbit is circular B) Whether its orbit is prograde or retrograde C) Whether the orbit is equatorial D) The moon's mineralogy
D) The moon's mineralogy
