EAPS 105 Quiz 12: Unit 6 - Geology and Planetary Science, Exams of English Language

Questions and answers from eaps 105 quiz 12, focusing on unit 6, which covers topics in geology and planetary science. The questions are based on lecture videos and assess understanding of concepts such as impact craters on the moon and earth, the kentland crater, shocked quartz, the cretaceous-paleogene extinction event, iridium as evidence of asteroid impacts, the chicxulub crater, near-earth asteroids (neas), and strategies for deflecting asteroids on a collision course with earth. This quiz provides a valuable review of key concepts in planetary geology and asteroid impact events, suitable for students studying earth and planetary sciences.

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1. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 3. Question 1. Watch the Unit 6
B)
The
Moon
has
no
ero-
Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: sional
processes to re- What are there more impact craters on the Moon
com-
move impact craters.
pared to the Earth?
A) The Moon is closer to the asteroid belt.
B)
The Moon has no erosional processes to
remove impact craters.
C)
The Moon gets hit by asteroids more often
than the Earth.
D) The Earth has a larger mass.
2. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 3. Question 2. Watch the Unit 6
B)
Because
the
top
of
Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: the crater was
removed by
Why does the Kentland Crater in Indiana not
look like an impact crater?
A)
Because it is overlain by corn fields
B)Because the top of the crater was removed by
glacia-
tion
C)Because it was destroyed by mining
D)
Because its topography is covered by a lake
3.
Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 3. Question 3. Watch the
Unit 6
glaciation
D)
Because
it
shows
evi-
Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: dence of the
passage of a
Why is shocked quartz evidence of an asteroid impact? shock wave
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  1. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 3. Question 1. Watch the Unit 6 B) The Moon has no ero- Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: sional processes to re- What are there more impact craters on the Moon com- move impact craters. pared to the Earth? A) The Moon is closer to the asteroid belt. B) The Moon has no erosional processes to remove impact craters. C) The Moon gets hit by asteroids more often than the Earth. D) The Earth has a larger mass.
  2. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 3. Question 2. Watch the Unit 6 B) Because the top of Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: the crater was removed by Why does the Kentland Crater in Indiana not look like an impact crater? A) Because it is overlain by corn fields B)Because the top of the crater was removed by glacia- tion C) Because it was destroyed by mining D) Because its topography is covered by a lake
  3. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 3. Question 3. Watch the Unit 6 glaciation D) Because it shows evi- Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: dence of the passage of a Why is shocked quartz evidence of an asteroid impact? shock wave

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A) Because it shows signs of being melted B) Because it is completely shattered into small grains like sand C) Because it is fragments from an asteroid

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C) Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: How was the Chicxulub Crater found? A) From radar data B) From photos from space

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C) From gravity data D) From sonar data

  1. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 4. Question 7. Watch the Unit 6 Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: About how many Near- Earth Asteroids (NEAs) larger than 1 km in diameter are we currently tracking? A) 10 B) 100 C) 1000 D) 5000
  2. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 4. Question 8. Watch the Unit 6 Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: How many tracked near- Earth asteroids of significant size (e10 m) have a significant chance (> 1/300) of hit- ting the Earth in the next several hundred years? A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 5
  3. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 4. Question 9. Watch the Unit 6 Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: What is our best strategy to avoid an extinction level size asteroid from hitting the Earth? A) Destroy it B) Deflect it C) Hide form it D) There is nothing we can do

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  1. Quiz 12: Unit 6. Part 4. Question 10. Watch the Unit 6 A) Focus solar energy to Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: create thrust from the re- Which of these is not a potential strategy for chang- ing the orbit of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth? A) Focus solar energy to create thrust from the result- ing sublimation of ice B) Detonate a nuclear bomb on one side C) Land a spacecraft on it and turn on its engines to push it D) Attach a solar sail to the object sulting sublimation of ice