Terrestrial Planets

Which planet has the hottest temperature?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

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

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

Which planet has the shortest year?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Which terrestrial planet is the largest?

• Earth
• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury

Which Terrestrial planet has 2 moons

• Mars 
• Earth 
• Venus
• Mercury

The largest shield volcano in our solar system is...

• Olympus Mons on Mars
• Caloris on Mercury
• Maxwell Mons on Venus
• Caldera on Mars

The further the planet is from the sun, the ________

• Longer the year on that planet
• Fewer moons the planet will have
• Shorter the day on that planet
• Fewer rings the planet will have

Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?

• high abundance of iron oxides
• red daytime sky
• light bent towards the red spectrum
• none of these answer choices

What is the atmospheric pressure on Venus compared to Earth?

• 2.1 times the pressure

• 17.3 times the pressure

• 53.7 times the pressure

• 92.0 times the pressure

Mercury has extreme temperatures between night and day because...

• it is so close to the sun
• it has a very dense atmosphere
• it's oceans are hotter
• it has no atmosphere