The exam covers Text book (Hartmann & Impey): Pages 139 - 226
The exam consists of 30 Multiple Choice questions. You will get the entire class time (80 min).
1) What can we tell about crater rates from the Moons Craters we can't tell from Earth's?
In class Assignment, Nov 2, 2004
Lecture notes: Page 36 - 38 (Earth), 1 - 19 (Terrestial Planets), 20 - 28 (Gas Giants)
You NEED to bring a #2 pencil. We will provide the scanner answer sheets.
2) What kind of rocks exist on the Moon? How are they different than Earth rocks?
3) What is the Moon's interior like? How do we know? How did the Moon probably form?
4) What's unique about Mercury? Density? Mag Field? Craters? What are lobate scarps?
5) What is the geological history of Mercury? What missions have gone to Mercury?
6) Why is Venus an 'evil' twin of Earth? How does their size, mass, geology compare?
7) Contrast Venus's atmosphere to Earth's. What kind of clouds? Why the high T?
8) Contrast Venus and Earth's: Carbon & Water Abundance (where is it in each planet?)
9) What missions have gone to Venus? What is the surface like? Know greenhouse effect.
10) Why is Venus's fate (run away greenhouse) important to Earth? Will it happen on Earth?
11) Why is radar important for orbital Venus missions? What geo-surface features are seen?
12) Is their tectonics? How old is the surface? How do we know this? What happened?
13) Why does mass/size of a planet affect geologic activity? Presence of an atmosphere?
14) How is Mars and Earth similar? different? Contrast the planets' atmospheres.
15) What did Viking find out? What evidence indicates we still should look for life?
16) Is the Mars surface active today? Know the geological features and the likely history.
17) Is there water on Mars? Where is it? Can liquid water exist on the surface? Did it?
18) With many Mars missions, what have they told us? How else do we know about Mars?
19) What's interesting about Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos? What is their fate?
20) How did the Gas Giants form? Why did they get so big? Why do they have rings?
21) Why does Jupiter have a mag field? What's the Great Red Spot? How old is it?
22) What are belts and zones? Which planets show these? What causes their formation?
23) Why is Saturn squashed? What is its density? What are the rings made up of?
24) Know the Galilean Moons, their order, and their composition. How/when did they form?
25) What is unusual about Io? About Europa? Why are they geologically active?
26) Why is Titan of interest to NASA? What are shepherd satellites?
In class Assignment, Nov 4, 2004
In class Assignment, Nov 9, 2004