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1. What system of astronomy replaced the ptolmeic system?
Tychonic
Copernican
Aristotlaian

2. What did Kepler and Brahe think was the key to solving the motion of the planets?
Epicycles
Telescopes
Perfect circular motion

3. What did Lowell believe he saw etched in the surface of Mars when he looked upon it for the first time?
Polar Ice caps
Canals
Lava beds

4. Which one of these is a satellite of Mars?
Europa
Titan
Phobos

5. About how many times longer than an earth year is a Martian year?
4 times
2 times
3.1415926 times

6. Which people styled themselves as 'sons of Mars'?
Greeks
Romans
Sumarians

7. The platetectonic activity of Mars can be most specifically categorized as...?
Very little
Very much
More than Earth's

8. What is one main factor or event that most likely formed fretted channels on Mars?
Volcanic Eruptions
Meteorite impacts
Landslide/Erosion

9. Canals which existed on the chatic surface of Mars were probably made by floods from what source?
Torrential Downpours
Large Groundwater Reservoirs
Melting of Polar Ice Caps

10. What is the main component of the Martian atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
Argon
Xenon

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