BYU GEOL 109 Final Exam Questions with Revised
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The surface of Io is thought to be less than a million years old because
________________.
A. it is internally differentiated
B. it is too close to Jupiter
C. it has no impact craters
D. volcanoes have been discovered on its surface - ✔✔C. it has no impact craters
Which of the following are major differences between Io and Europa?
A. The composition of the surface materials.
B. Europa is much larger than Io.
C. Europa is much denser than Io.
D. The age of their surfaces. - ✔✔A. The composition of the surface materials.
The age of the surface of Europa is like which of the satellites of Jupiter?
A. Callisto
B. Amalthea
C. Ganymede
D. Io - ✔✔D. Io
,Which of the following statements is true about Europa?
A. It has crisscrossing stripes and fractures.
B. Europa has abundant craters and large impact basins.
C. It is composed of ice throughout.
D. Europa has no water ice at its surface and is dominated by silicates. - ✔✔A. It has
crisscrossing stripes and fractures.
The most volcanically active body in the solar system is ______________.
A. Io
B. Jupiter
C. Europa
D. Earth
E. Enceladus - ✔✔A. Io
Which of these close up views is an image of part of Europa? Click on your answer.
A. (Gray criss-crosses)
B. (Yellow with dark spot) - ✔✔A. (Gray criss-crosses)
This set of photographs shows various landscapes on Io and Europa. Which image likely
provides evidence that Io is still volcanically active? Click on your answer.
A. (Color splashes)
B. (Gray, rocky)
,C. (Gray, raised ridges)
D. (Colored, criss-crosses) - ✔✔A. (Color splashes)
This set of photographs shows various landscapes on Io and Europa. Which image shows
that the surface of Europa has been tectonically deformed? Click on your answer.
A. (Color splashes)
B. (Gray, rocky)
C. (Gray, raised ridges)
D. (Colored, criss-crosses) - ✔✔D. (Colored, criss-crosses)
Which of the following is true about the subdued crater palimpsests on Ganymede?
A. They formed as the planet froze and expanded.
B. They are more abundant in the grooved terrain than in the cratered terrain.
C. Palimpsests were produced by ionic deformation within the ice.
D. They were produced as the icy lithosphere flowed to fill in an impact crater. -
✔✔D. They were produced as the icy lithosphere flowed to fill in an impact crater.
The grooved terrain of Ganymede _______________.
A. is younger than its cratered terrain
B. is older than the cratered terrain
C. forms only a small part of Ganymede's surface.
D. developed as Earth-style plate tectonics developed - ✔✔A. is younger than its
cratered terrain
, On Ganymede, grooved terrain formed by which process?
A. Tectonic disruption of heavily cratered terrain.
B. Impact cratering.
C. Hot spot volcanism.
D. Planetary contraction. - ✔✔A. Tectonic disruption of heavily cratered terrain.
How did the multiple rings of Valhalla on Callisto form?
A. Collapse of a volcanic caldera.
B. Domal upwarping of the lithosphere.
C. Crustal breakage as impact shock waves traveled through the surface.
D. Eruption of flowing ice outward from a surface fracture. - ✔✔C. Crustal breakage
as impact shock waves traveled through the surface.
Differences in the appearance of multiring basins on the Moon with those developed on
Callisto are thought to be a result of which of the following?
A. The volcanic origin of Callisto's basins.
B. The difference in the behavior of ice and silicates when impacted.
C. The lack of the differentiation of Callisto.
D. Global contraction on Callisto, but not on the other bodies. - ✔✔B. The difference
in the behavior of ice and silicates when impacted.
What is the evidence that Ganymede and Callisto have more ice in their interiors than Io
and Europa do?
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The surface of Io is thought to be less than a million years old because
________________.
A. it is internally differentiated
B. it is too close to Jupiter
C. it has no impact craters
D. volcanoes have been discovered on its surface - ✔✔C. it has no impact craters
Which of the following are major differences between Io and Europa?
A. The composition of the surface materials.
B. Europa is much larger than Io.
C. Europa is much denser than Io.
D. The age of their surfaces. - ✔✔A. The composition of the surface materials.
The age of the surface of Europa is like which of the satellites of Jupiter?
A. Callisto
B. Amalthea
C. Ganymede
D. Io - ✔✔D. Io
,Which of the following statements is true about Europa?
A. It has crisscrossing stripes and fractures.
B. Europa has abundant craters and large impact basins.
C. It is composed of ice throughout.
D. Europa has no water ice at its surface and is dominated by silicates. - ✔✔A. It has
crisscrossing stripes and fractures.
The most volcanically active body in the solar system is ______________.
A. Io
B. Jupiter
C. Europa
D. Earth
E. Enceladus - ✔✔A. Io
Which of these close up views is an image of part of Europa? Click on your answer.
A. (Gray criss-crosses)
B. (Yellow with dark spot) - ✔✔A. (Gray criss-crosses)
This set of photographs shows various landscapes on Io and Europa. Which image likely
provides evidence that Io is still volcanically active? Click on your answer.
A. (Color splashes)
B. (Gray, rocky)
,C. (Gray, raised ridges)
D. (Colored, criss-crosses) - ✔✔A. (Color splashes)
This set of photographs shows various landscapes on Io and Europa. Which image shows
that the surface of Europa has been tectonically deformed? Click on your answer.
A. (Color splashes)
B. (Gray, rocky)
C. (Gray, raised ridges)
D. (Colored, criss-crosses) - ✔✔D. (Colored, criss-crosses)
Which of the following is true about the subdued crater palimpsests on Ganymede?
A. They formed as the planet froze and expanded.
B. They are more abundant in the grooved terrain than in the cratered terrain.
C. Palimpsests were produced by ionic deformation within the ice.
D. They were produced as the icy lithosphere flowed to fill in an impact crater. -
✔✔D. They were produced as the icy lithosphere flowed to fill in an impact crater.
The grooved terrain of Ganymede _______________.
A. is younger than its cratered terrain
B. is older than the cratered terrain
C. forms only a small part of Ganymede's surface.
D. developed as Earth-style plate tectonics developed - ✔✔A. is younger than its
cratered terrain
, On Ganymede, grooved terrain formed by which process?
A. Tectonic disruption of heavily cratered terrain.
B. Impact cratering.
C. Hot spot volcanism.
D. Planetary contraction. - ✔✔A. Tectonic disruption of heavily cratered terrain.
How did the multiple rings of Valhalla on Callisto form?
A. Collapse of a volcanic caldera.
B. Domal upwarping of the lithosphere.
C. Crustal breakage as impact shock waves traveled through the surface.
D. Eruption of flowing ice outward from a surface fracture. - ✔✔C. Crustal breakage
as impact shock waves traveled through the surface.
Differences in the appearance of multiring basins on the Moon with those developed on
Callisto are thought to be a result of which of the following?
A. The volcanic origin of Callisto's basins.
B. The difference in the behavior of ice and silicates when impacted.
C. The lack of the differentiation of Callisto.
D. Global contraction on Callisto, but not on the other bodies. - ✔✔B. The difference
in the behavior of ice and silicates when impacted.
What is the evidence that Ganymede and Callisto have more ice in their interiors than Io
and Europa do?
