1. The temperature on the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.

True
2. Latitude is a measure of how far north or south one is from the equator. True
3. The fact that there are seasons on Earth is largely due tothe tilt of Earth's
axis.
4. Remnants of asteroids or comets that survive the trip through Earth's
atmosphere to strike the surface are called meteorites
5. Which of the following statements about comets is not true? Most comets
have elliptical orbits with periods around one hundred years.
6. As viewed from space above the North Pole, Earth rotates clockwise. False
7. A person traveling westward across the International Date Line gains a day.True
8. One of the following planets is denser than the others Earth.
9. The slow wobble of Earth's axis is called precession.
10. The density of the planet Saturn is so low that it would float in water. True
11.For the last 3 billion years the surface of the Moon has been relatively quiet.
12.Strong evidence about former existing life has been found on None of the
above.
13. The ancient Greeks believed that the shape of Earth was a perfect sphere.
14. The Julian calendar adjusted for the fact that Earth's year was not exactly 365 days by
adding a day every fourth year. True
15.A dwarf planet of the solar system is All of the above.
16.The surface temperature of Venus is so high because its atmosphere traps
much of the incoming solar energy.
17.An apparent solar day is All of the above.
18. Photographs of the surface of Mars provides evidence that liquid water once flowed on its
surface. True
19.Which of the following about Jupiter is not true? Because Jupiter is mostly
hydrogen, it is only slightly more massive than Earth.
20. Most of the mass of the solar system is found in the Sun.

21.