Questions & Answers
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Cosmic Economics study set below.
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1
The concept of scarcity in microeconomics implies limited resources; which planet in our solar system has the most limited surface water availability in liquid form?
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A
Earth
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B
Mars
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C
Venus
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D
Mercury
2
In market terms, a monopoly occurs when one entity controls the supply; which moon is the largest in the solar system, essentially holding a 'monopoly' on size among moons?
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A
Titan
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B
Ganymede
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C
Callisto
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D
Europa
3
Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative; if NASA chooses to fund a mission to Mars, the funds cannot be spent on the next best alternative, which is often a mission to:
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A
Venus
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B
The Sun
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C
Jupiter
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D
Pluto
4
The law of supply states that as price increases, supply increases; in the 'market' of planetary discovery, which planet was the first to be discovered using mathematical predictions rather than observation?
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A
Uranus
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B
Neptune
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C
Saturn
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D
Mars
5
Fixed costs remain constant regardless of output; which planet has the most 'fixed' or slowest rotation period, taking approximately 243 Earth days to complete one turn?
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A
Venus
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B
Mercury
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C
Mars
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D
Jupiter
6
Diminishing marginal utility suggests each additional unit yields less satisfaction; which of these gas giants has the most moons, making each additional moon discovery arguably less impactful to the total count?
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A
Jupiter
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B
Saturn
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C
Uranus
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D
Neptune
7
Market equilibrium is the point where supply meets demand; which planet is positioned at the 'equilibrium' distance from the Sun where liquid water can exist, known as the habitable zone?
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A
Venus
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B
Earth
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C
Mars
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D
Saturn
8
Factors of production include land, labor, and capital; which planet is known to possess the most 'capital' in terms of having the largest ring system in our solar system?
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A
Jupiter
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B
Saturn
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C
Uranus
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D
Neptune
9
A 'good' is considered inferior if demand decreases as income rises; if we treat space debris as an 'inferior good', what is the primary goal of space agencies regarding this 'good'?
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A
Increase it
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B
Maintain it
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C
Minimize it
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D
Tax it
10
Specialization allows for efficiency; which NASA probe 'specialized' in studying the edge of our solar system, becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space?
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A
Voyager 1
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B
Cassini
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C
Curiosity
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D
Perseverance
