Mercury and Venus

Mercury, Venus, and Earth

Mercury

• closest planet to the sun

• it is the smallest planet

• made up of rocks

• dry, hot, airless (no atmosphere)

• covered with craters (big holes)

• no moons

• fastest orbit (88 days)

Venus

• 2nd planet from the sun

• slightly smaller than Earth

• very similar to Earth, scientist call it Earth's twin

• covered by poisonous clouds of sulfuric acid, this causes a greenhouse effect which makes is very hot

• hottest planet

• inner planet that is made of rock

• covered by volcanoes

• rotates backwards ( clockwise)

• the only inner planet that rotates backwards

• no moons

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Earth

• 3rd planet from the sun

• inner planet - rocky, terrestrial, landforms

• has an iron core

• only with planet with water 3/4 covered

• has life

• has one moon

• takes 365 days to orbit the sun

• takes 24 hours to rotate on is axis (causing day and night)

• has 4 seasons

• 5th largest planet

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Multiple Choice

Which word means “the study of the Sun, Moon, stars and planets”? 

• astronomy
• globe
• solar system 
• temperature

Multiple Choice

Water is available on Venus.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

what is an astronomers job?

• they study the sun, the moon and other planets
• satellites in space

Multiple Choice

how long does it take the earth to move around the sun?

• 365 1/4 days
• 24 hours
• 365 days

Multiple Select

Venus is called Earth's (select all that are true)

• Sister planet

• Neighbor planet

• Twin planet

• Enemy planet

Multiple Choice

Can humans survive a day in Venus?

• No, because the temperature is so hot
• No because it is so cold 
• No, because a day on Venus is the same as 265 days on Earth
• No, because there are aliens on Venus

Multiple Choice

Where is Venus located?

• Between Mercury and Earth
• Betweeen Sun and Mercury
• Between Earth and Mars
• Between Mercury and Jupiter

Multiple Choice

How is Mercury special?

• It’s the biggest planet.

• It’s the smallest planet.

• It has active volcanoes.

• It's green.

Multiple Choice

Which planet is mercury?

• The third planet from the sun.

• The biggest gas giant.

• The planet closest to the sun.

Multiple Choice

What can you expect to find on Mercury?

• rock

• iorn

• craters

• all the answers above

Multiple Choice

How many days does it take for Mercury to go around the Sun?

• 66 days

• 77 days

• 88 days

• 99 days

Multiple Choice

What is the position of Mercury from the Sun?

• 5th planet

• 3rd planet

• 1st planet

• 2nd planet

Multiple Choice

Venus is ___________ as Earth.

• Smaller

• Larger

• Same size