Earth and Venus are often called sister planets because they have similar...

surface temperature and pressure

cloud composition and meteorology

The further the planet is from the sun, the ________

Fewer moons the planet will have

Fewer rings the planet will have

Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?

light bent towards the red spectrum

The high temperatures on Venus' surface are a result of

the sulfuric acid in the atmosphere.

How is Mercury different from the other Terrestrial planets?

It has volcanoes on its surface

Why doesn’t Mercury have much of an atmosphere?

It doesn’t have any volcanoes.

It is too far away from the sun.

What is unique about Mercury’s core?

It is a very large percentage of its volume.

It is a very small percentage of its volume.

Using radar, it was discovered that Venus's...

rotates on it's axis retrograde (clockwise)

orbit is increasing in speed each year

orbit around the sun is the opposite direction of the other planets.

What do we conclude if a planet has few impact craters of any size?

Other geological processes have erased craters

The planet was never bombarded by asteroids or comets

It’s atmosphere stopped impactors of all sizes.

Which describes our understanding of flowing water on Mars?

It was important once, but no longer

It is a major process on the Martian surface today.

When we see a region of a planet that is not as heavily cratered as other regions, we conclude that

the surface in the region is younger than the surface in more heavily cratered regions.

there is little volcanic activity to create craters.

the planet is rotating very slowly and only one side was hit by impactors.

the surface in the region is older than the surface in more heavily cratered regions.

Valles Marineris is a(n)

huge series of cliffs on Mercury.

Where is most of the water on Mars today?

in its polar caps and subsurface ground ice

distributed evenly throughout its atmosphere

frozen on the peaks of its tall volcanoes

Why does Mars have more extreme seasons than Earth?

because it has a more eccentric orbit

because it has a larger axis tilt

because it is farther from the Sun

because it has more carbon dioxide in its atmosphere

Mars' atmosphere is mostly carbon-dioxide. Why does it not experience a runaway greenhouse effect like Venus?

It does not have enough additional water to magnify the warming.

It is protected by its magnetic field.

The scarps on Mercury were probably caused by

the crust cooling and shrinking.

Why does Venus appear so bright to the eye?

The planet's cloud-cover is highly reflective, reflecting 60% of the Sun's light.

It gets closer to us than any other planet does.

Venus is closer to the Sun, so gets more intense sunlight.

Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?

light bent towards the red spectrum

Why doesn’t Mercury have much of an atmosphere?

It doesn’t have any volcanoes.

It is too far away from the sun.

How is Mercury different from the other Terrestrial planets?

It has volcanoes on its surface

When we see a region of a planet that is not as heavily cratered as other regions, we conclude that

the surface in the region is younger than the surface in more heavily cratered regions.

there is little volcanic activity to create craters.

the planet is rotating very slowly and only one side was hit by impactors.

the surface in the region is older than the surface in more heavily cratered regions.

Which of the following statements best describes the characteristics of the terrestrial planets?

large, planetary rings; many moons

rocky cores; close to sun; surface craters

made up of hydrogen and helium; small; close to sun

Terrestrial Planets Unit Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury

Jupiter

Earth

Mars

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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How many terrestrial planets are there?

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which terrestrial planet supports life?

Earth

Venus

Mars

Mercury

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Planet Is this?

Mercury

Jupiter

Venus

Mars

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which terrestrial planet is the largest?

Earth

Venus

Mars

Mercury

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the hottest terrestrial planet?

Venus

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which terrestrial planet has the largest volcano

Venus

Mars

Neptune

Pluto

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Terrestrial Planets Unit Quiz

Which planet is closest to the sun?

How many terrestrial planets are there?

Which terrestrial planet supports life?

Which Planet Is this?

Which terrestrial planet is the largest?

Which is the hottest terrestrial planet?

Which terrestrial planet has the largest volcano

Which Terrestrial Planet is the coldest

Which is the correct order of planets, starting with closest to the sun?

Which planet has the shortest year?

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