BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025

BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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Would you be surprised if tomorrow's newspaper reported that a
volcano was discovered erupting on Mercury?

A) Yes, that is not expected to happen on Mercury today.
B) No, Mercury is so hot because it is near the Sun that this would be
expected.
C) No, Mercury has such a large iron core that it has cooled very slowly
and could still have volcanoes erupt on its surface.
D) No, the tidal heating from the nearby Sun keeps it volcanically active.
- ANSWER - >A) Yes, that is not expected to happen on Mercury
today.

What causes the differences between impact craters on the Moon and
those on Mercury (the extent of the ejecta blanket and secondary
cratering)?

A) Differences in the cratering rate
B) Different gravitational attractions on each planet
C) Crustal deformation
D) The size of the meteorites impacting Mercury - ANSWER - >B)
Different gravitational attractions on each planet




BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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, BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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What do thermal models of Mercury's evolution suggest about its
history?
A) That it has developed a core in the last billion years or so.
B) That it experienced global expansion to produce domical bulges.
C) That it developed a metallic core early in its history.
D) That its history is more like the Earth's than the Moon's. - ANSWER -
>C) That it developed a metallic core early in its history

The oldest types of terrains on both the Moon and Mercury are
________________________.

A) Smooth, flood lava plains
B) Heavily cratered terrain
C) Folded mountain belts
D) Characterized by sinuous rilles and linear rilles - ANSWER - >B)
Heavily cratered terrain

Which of the following features are found on the Moon and Mercury?
(Check all that apply)
A) Flood lavas
B) Dunes
C) Multiring basins
D) Impact craters
E) Faults related to contraction - ANSWER - >A, C, D, and E

Which image shows a feature that formed by contraction of Mercury's
surface?


BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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A
B - ANSWER - >B
Contraction produces lobate features, while extension produces linear
valleys.

Which of the following tectonic processes are thought to have occurred
on Mercury? (Check all that apply)
A) Thrust faulting due to contraction of the planet
B) Thrust faulting due to expansion of the planet as it heated
C) Graben formation due to contraction
D) Graben formation due to extension - ANSWER - >A and D

Mercury's smooth plains ____________________.
A) May be similar in origin to the lunar maria
B) Are cut by large grabens or linear rilles
C) Are older than Caloris basin
D) Are probably thick deposits of dust - ANSWER - >A) May be similar in
origin to the lunar maria

One of these impact craters is on the Moon and the other is on
Mercury. Click on the one on Mercury.

A
B - ANSWER - >A
Crater A has secondary impacts close to the rim, while B has secondary
craters farther from the crater.



BYU GEOL 109 (2) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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