Test Bank For Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and
Management of Clinical Problems/ chapter23/27 graded A+
2024 /2025
Of the terrestrial planets, Mercury exhibits the greatest extremes in surface temperatures. - ANSWER-
True
Pluto is now classified as a ____ in our solar system. - ANSWER-Dwarf planet
Which one of the following statements is believed to be true of comets? - ANSWER-They have highly
elliptical orbits around the Sun
The source of the Sun's energy is ____. - ANSWER-Nuclear fusion
Comets are thought to be composed of dust and tiny, icy particles encased in small, solidified, metallic
fragments. - ANSWER-False
____ refers to the bright head of a comet. - ANSWER-Coma
Saturn's rings are clusters of relatively small, individual particles; the rings observed on Jupiter are
violent storm clouds swirling above the polar regions of the planet. - ANSWER-False
____ are small, extraterrestrial particles that glow brightly and burn up as they travel through Earth's
atmosphere. - ANSWER-Meteoroids
____ has the Great Red Spot on its surface. - ANSWER-Jupiter
During periods of high solar activity, huge cloudlike structures that appear as great arches extending
from the Sun are often produced. These solar features are called ____. - ANSWER-prominences
,The outermost layer of the Sun is called the ____. - ANSWER-corona
Which one of the following is not found on Mars? - ANSWER-H2O rich atmosphere
Vast, circular to elliptical dark-colored, smooth areas of the Moon are known as ____. - ANSWER-lunar
maria
Carbon dioxide is the major gas in the atmosphere of Venus. - ANSWER-True
Most of the Moon's craters were produced by ____. - ANSWER-the impact of debris (meteoroids)
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in the solar system. - ANSWER-True
An extreme example of the greenhouse effect is thought to be associated with an abundance of carbon
dioxide in the Martian atmosphere. - ANSWER-False
The largest known volcano in the solar system is ____. - ANSWER-Olympus Mons on Mars
____ is the principal gas in the Venusian atmosphere and also a minor component of the atmosphere of
Earth and Mars. - ANSWER-Carbon dioxide
The Sun produces energy by converting ____. - ANSWER-hydrogen nuclei to helium nuclei
The high surface temperatures of this planet have been attributed to the greenhouse effect. - ANSWER-
Venus
Astronomers currently estimate the internal temperature of the Sun at 1500˚C. - ANSWER-False
The surface features of ____ are known only through satellite radar mapping. - ANSWER-Venus
,The ____ explains how our solar system probably formed from a giant cloud of gases and dispersed solid
particles. - ANSWER-nebular hypothesis
____, a moon orbiting Jupiter, has an unusually smooth, uncratered, ice-covered surface. - ANSWER-
Europa
Streams of protons and electrons emitted from the Sun produce ____. - ANSWER-the solar wind
The most conspicuous features on the surface of the Sun are dark areas called ____. - ANSWER-sunspots
The Moon has highland areas which approach the height of mountains on Earth. - ANSWER-True
Lunar regolith breccia contains crystalline rock fragments and glassy fragments. - ANSWER-True
The layer of the Sun that radiates most of the light that reaches Earth is called the ____. - ANSWER-
photosphere
____ has atmospheric pressures at its surface that are roughly comparable to those at Earth's surface. -
ANSWER-Saturn's moon Titan
The atmosphere of Mars is less dense than Earth's, but dust storms and sand dunes indicate wind action
occurs on Mars. - ANSWER-True
Sunspots appear dark because they are cooler than the surrounding solar surface. - ANSWER-True
The layer of the solar atmosphere directly above the photosphere is referred to as the ____. - ANSWER-
chromosphere
Large impact craters and large, domal features (probably representing viscous lava flows) have been
imaged on the surface of Venus. - ANSWER-True
, The Sun is considered an "average star." - ANSWER-True
________ are found both on Mars and Earth. - ANSWER-Erosional features related to flowing water
According to most State constitutions, if a governor resigns or leaves office midterm the _____ serves
the remainder of his term.
A. lieutenant governor
B. secretary of state
C. president of the senate
D. attorney general - ANSWER-lieutenant governor
All of the following are methods of proposing changes to a State constitution EXCEPT
A. by the legislature
B. by voter initiative
C. by constitutional convention
D. by the governor - ANSWER-by the governor
All of the following are nonlegislative powers held by State legislatures EXCEPT the
A. power to approve certain gubernatorial appointments
B. power of impeachment
C. police power
D. power to make and revise constitutional amendments - ANSWER-police power
How long are the terms of State legislators?
A. 1 or 3 years
B. 1 or 2 years
C. 2 or 4 years
D. 2 or 3 years - ANSWER-2 or 4 years
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