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Quiz about Mountains of the Solar System
Quiz about Mountains of the Solar System

Mountains of the Solar System Trivia Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of various mountains and similar formations across the Solar System.

A multiple-choice quiz by RedHook13. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
RedHook13
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
384,175
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
386
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Question 1 of 10
1. The highest mountains of the planet Mercury are situated around what area? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name of the highest mountain formation on Venus? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth above sea level. However, If we count the land below sea level which mountain would be tallest? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. One of the tallest known mountains in the Solar System is located in a crater on which asteroid? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Olympus Mons, the highest peak on Mars, was discovered by which spacecraft? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. A volcano on the Jovian moon Io shares its name with a famous soccer/football player. What is its name? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which Saturnian satellite has a feature that causes it to resemble the Death Star from Star Wars? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which Saturnian satellite has a 20 km wide / 13 km tall ridge stretching along its equator. Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which satellite in the outer solar system is thought to have cryovolcanoes that eject nitrogen-based substances? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. New Horizons recently discovered various mountain ranges on Pluto. Which one shares its name with an American politician, although it was not named for that person? Hint



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1. The highest mountains of the planet Mercury are situated around what area?

Answer: Caloris Basin

 Caloris Basin is an impact area roughly 1,540 km in diameter. The mountains surrounding the basin reach up to 2 km above the surface.
2. What is the name of the highest mountain formation on Venus?

Answer: Maxwell Montes

 Maxwell Montes is 11 km / 6.8 miles high. Maat Mons is the largest volcano on Venus standing at 8 km / 5 miles at its peak.
3. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth above sea level. However, If we count the land below sea level which mountain would be tallest?

Answer: Mauna Kea

 Mount Everest peaks at 8.8 km / 5.5 miles above sea level. Mauna Kea peaks at 4.2 km / 2.61 miles above sea level. However, if the land underwater was counted, Mauna Kea would reach over 10 km / 6.25 miles.
4. One of the tallest known mountains in the Solar System is located in a crater on which asteroid?

Answer: Vesta

 The Rheasilvia peak on the asteroid Vesta was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. It stands at 23km / 14 mi above the surface.
5. Olympus Mons, the highest peak on Mars, was discovered by which spacecraft?

Answer: Mariner 9

 Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. It arrived ahead of the Soviet Mars 2 by roughly two weeks.
6. A volcano on the Jovian moon Io shares its name with a famous soccer/football player. What is its name?

Answer: Pele

 Pele is the name of one of the many volcanoes on Io. Io is the most volcanic body in the known solar system. It ejects lava, as well as plumes of sulfurous gases.
7. Which Saturnian satellite has a feature that causes it to resemble the Death Star from Star Wars?

Answer: Mimas

 Mimas has a large impact crater on its surface named Herschel. This crater makes the satellite resemble the Death Star. The peak at the center of Herschel rises 6-8 km / 3-5 mi above Mimas' surface.
8. Which Saturnian satellite has a 20 km wide / 13 km tall ridge stretching along its equator.

Answer: Iapetus

 Iapetus has an equatorial ridge that was discovered by Cassini in 2004. Iapetus is also famous for having a distinct bright side and dark side on its surface.
9. Which satellite in the outer solar system is thought to have cryovolcanoes that eject nitrogen-based substances?

Answer: Triton

 Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, is thought to be geologically active. The satellite has a thin nitrogen atmosphere as well.
10. New Horizons recently discovered various mountain ranges on Pluto. Which one shares its name with an American politician, although it was not named for that person?

Answer: Hillary Montes

 Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes are two mountain ranges recently discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. Hillary Montes was named for Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first men to succesfully climb Mount Everest.
Source: Author RedHook13

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