EAPS 105: ASYNCHRONOUS QUIZ 17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 1. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer
the following question: If our Moon resulted from a giant impact, how do you explain the
fact that the Moon is currently 30 Earth diameters away and does not orbit around the
Earth's equatorial plane?
A) Not all giant impacts origins result in close in and equatorial orbits.
B) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced numerous impacts that changed its orbit.
C) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced tidal forces that changed its orbit.
D) Since its origin, plate tectonics has caused the Earth to move away from the Moon. -
Correct Answers -C) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced tidal forces that
changed its orbit.
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 2. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer
the following question: Which of the following observations support the idea that our
Moon formed from a giant impact?
A) Its anorthosite crust
B) Its small core
C) Its similar chemistry to Earth's crust and mantle
D) All the above - Correct Answers -D) All the above
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 3. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer
the following question: Which of the following observations support the idea that Mars'
moons Phobos and Deimos formed from a giant impact?
A) Retrograde orbits
B) Elliptical orbits
C) Equatorial orbits
D) All the above - Correct Answers -C) Equatorial orbits
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 6. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer
the following question: Which is the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial
magnetic field?
A) Io
B) Europa
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 1. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer
the following question: If our Moon resulted from a giant impact, how do you explain the
fact that the Moon is currently 30 Earth diameters away and does not orbit around the
Earth's equatorial plane?
A) Not all giant impacts origins result in close in and equatorial orbits.
B) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced numerous impacts that changed its orbit.
C) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced tidal forces that changed its orbit.
D) Since its origin, plate tectonics has caused the Earth to move away from the Moon. -
Correct Answers -C) Since its origin, the Moon has experienced tidal forces that
changed its orbit.
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 2. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer
the following question: Which of the following observations support the idea that our
Moon formed from a giant impact?
A) Its anorthosite crust
B) Its small core
C) Its similar chemistry to Earth's crust and mantle
D) All the above - Correct Answers -D) All the above
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 1. Question 3. Watch the Unit 9 Part 1 lecture video and answer
the following question: Which of the following observations support the idea that Mars'
moons Phobos and Deimos formed from a giant impact?
A) Retrograde orbits
B) Elliptical orbits
C) Equatorial orbits
D) All the above - Correct Answers -C) Equatorial orbits
Quiz 17: Unit 9. Part 2. Question 6. Watch the Unit 9 Part 2 lecture video and answer
the following question: Which is the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial
magnetic field?
A) Io
B) Europa
