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Venus Quiz
- 1) Venus was also known as:
A) Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Love
B) Vesta, Goddess of the Hearth
C) Vulcan, God of the Forge
D) Amora, Goddess of Physical Attraction -
2) The USSR's missions to Venus were the:
A) Sputnik
B) Arkanglish
C) Pioneer
D) Venera
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3) Ishtar Terra, one of the planet's two continents, is covered heavily with:
A) oxidized iron
B) fool's gold (iron pirate)
C) bronze/brass alloys
D) magnesium
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4) Venus, the brightest planet in the night sky, is brightest during its:
A) nearest approach to Earth
B) crescent phase
C) full phase
D) solar transit
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5) The main constiuent of Venus's atmosphere is:
A) nitrogen
B) oxygen
C) carbon dioxide
D) molecular hydrogen
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6) The dayside/nightside temperature difference is closest to:
A) 200 K
B) 250 K
C) 300 K
D) 350 K
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7) Venus owes its magnetosphere to:
A) its solid inner core
B) the concentration of solar winds
C) the intense pressure of the atmosphere
D) nothing, since it doesn't have one
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8) Arachnoids, surface features on Venus, are:
A) jagged canyons radiating from a central crater
B) a central dome or depression smaller than coronae
C) a meteor impact larger than novae
D) the eight largest mineral deposits
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9) The most recent probe has been:
A) Voyager 2
B) Magellan
C) Venera 9
D) Mariner
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10) The largest volcanic channel extends for
A) 5000 km
B) 7000 km
C) 9000 km
D) 11,000 km