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Venus, the Gold Star Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the rocky planet Venus. "The Gold Star" is Venus's name in Chinese and Japanese.

A multiple-choice quiz by jonthomas. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jonthomas

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
353,186

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
678

Last 3 plays: jonnowales (4/10), angostura (10/10), rahonavis (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Venus is often called the Earth's "sister planet". Why is this? Hint

They have identical atmospheres

They are the closest of any planets in the Solar System

They have the same number of oceans and continents

They are of similar size and mass

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why can rovers not be sent to the surface of Venus? Hint

There is no solid surface to land on

It gets too hot near Venus's surface

Its magnetic field disrupts the rover's launcher

Venus rotates too quickly

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Question 3 of 10

3. Despite being farther from the Sun than Mercury, Venus has a hotter surface temperature.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are Venus's clouds mostly made of? Hint

Hydrogen

Carbon dioxide

Sulfuric acid

Nitrogen

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Question 5 of 10

5. The prime meridian of Venus passes through what distinguishing surface feature? Hint

An ocean of liquid sulfur

The edge of a long trench

The central peak of a crater

The tip of its tallest mountain

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Question 6 of 10

6. Approximately how many centimeters of (not necessarily water) rain hit Venus's surface each year? Hint

340 cm

25 cm

0 cm

550 cm

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Question 7 of 10

7. About how old, on average, is the crust on Venus thought to be? Hint

Up to 50,000 years old

875,000 years old

It only lasts about a day

Up to 600,000,000 years old

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is strange about Venus's magnetosphere? Hint

It exhibits unusual patterns in structure

It does not have one

It is not generated like most are

It is unusually strong considering Venus's mass

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do Venus and Earth's moon have in common? Hint

They have a similar surface

They can both cast a shadow on Earth

They both have iron cores

They both have highly eccentric orbits

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Question 10 of 10

10. How did Venus help assert that the Earth was not the center of the Solar System? Hint

It can eclipse Mercury

It has retrograde rotation

It shows phases like the Moon

It has no moons of its own

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Venus is often called the Earth's "sister planet". Why is this?

Answer: They are of similar size and mass

For a long time, Earth and Venus have been called sisters. Earth is only slightly larger and more massive, but they would appear to be nearly the same if viewed next to one another.

2. Why can rovers not be sent to the surface of Venus?

Answer: It gets too hot near Venus's surface

Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System, reaching a blistering 735 Kelvin at the surface. The intense heat would destroy any electronics of probes that would be sent in.

3. Despite being farther from the Sun than Mercury, Venus has a hotter surface temperature.

Answer: True

Venus's average surface temperature is about 735 Kelvin. This not only makes it hotter than Mercury, but by far the hottest planet in the Solar System.

4. What are Venus's clouds mostly made of?

Answer: Sulfuric acid

The high amounts of sulfuric acid are what gives Venus its scorching hot temperature and its immense atmospheric pressure. The other choices listed are also prevalent in Venus's atmosphere, but do not form clouds.

5. The prime meridian of Venus passes through what distinguishing surface feature?

Answer: The central peak of a crater

Specifically, it goes through the peak of the crater Ariadne. Before the Venera probe scanned the surface, the prime meridian was thought to go through a very different environment.

6. Approximately how many centimeters of (not necessarily water) rain hit Venus's surface each year?

Answer: 0 cm

It does rain in Venus's atmosphere, but the rain evaporates 25 kilometers above the surface, so none gets to the surface. The only places in the Solar System where it is known to rain onto a solid surface is Earth and Saturn's moon Titan.

7. About how old, on average, is the crust on Venus thought to be?

Answer: Up to 600,000,000 years old

The average age of Earth's crust is nearly 100,000,000 years old. It is constantly renewed due to the crust sinking into the mantle and being recycled, then spewed back out through volcanoes. On Venus, however, the crust is much older, and recycling that crust is a much slower process.

8. What is strange about Venus's magnetosphere?

Answer: It is not generated like most are

Most magnetospheres are generated by having a differentiated core, meaning the core has an inner solid layer and outer molten layer. However, Venus's magnetosphere is produced by interaction between solar wind and its ionosphere. Due to this unorthodox magnetic field, it is more or less negligible when it comes to protection from cosmic radiation.

9. What do Venus and Earth's moon have in common?

Answer: They can both cast a shadow on Earth

Though hardly noticable, Venus's shadow can be seen on Earth during its transit of the Sun. One would need to use filter paper to see it.

10. How did Venus help assert that the Earth was not the center of the Solar System?

Answer: It shows phases like the Moon

Much like the Moon, Venus can be seen telescopically in the shape of a crescent, a half circle, or anywhere in between. Galileo had noticed this in the early 1600's.

Source: Author jonthomas

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