What Did the Martian Surface Look Like from the Viking

question 12

Multiple Choice

What did the Martian surface look like from the Viking lander sites?

• A) a dry, dusty, boulder-strewn desert
• B) a huge canyon stretching out to the horizon
• C) flat, dark volcanic rocks out to the horizon
• D) very mountainous with huge volcanoes in the distance

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities

Different combinations of goods and services that an economy can produce using all of its resources efficiently.

Opportunity Costs

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision, representing the potential benefits an individual, investor, or business misses out on when choosing one alternative over another.

Increasing Costs

This refers to a situation where the costs of production increase as the output level increases, often seen in industries with limited resources.

Production Efficiencies

Occurs when a firm or economy can no longer produce additional amounts of a good without lowering the production level of another product.