Terrestrial Planets

Questions for Terrestrial Planets

Chapter 9 Quick quiz.

35. Which describes our understanding of flowing water on Mars? (a) It was never important. (b) It was important once, but no longer (c) It is a major process on the Martian surface today.

Chapter 10: Quick quiz.

33. What of a planet’s fundamental properties has the greatest effect on its level of volcanic and tectonic activity? (a) size (b) distance from the Sun (c) rotation rate.

38. On how many of the five terrestrial worlds has erosion been an important process? (a) one (b) two (c) three or more

Review questions:

1. Summarize the main ways Venus is different from the Earth.

2. Comment on an interesting geological feature of Mercury.

3. Describe an interesting weather event on Mars.

4. Is liquid water now on Mars? Why or why not?