Planets of the Solar System: Mercury and Venus

Mercury is the _____ planet in the solar system.

• largest

• hottest

• coldest

• smallest

Venus is _____ Earth.

• larger than

• smaller than

• colder than

• about the same size as

Mercury has a very _____ atmosphere.

Venus has a very _____ atmosphere.

Venus is the _____ planet in the solar system.

• hottest

• coldest

• largest

• smallest

Mercury has a heavily _____ surface.

Venus has over 400 active _____.

Both Mercury and Venus have _____ moons.

• several

• hundreds of

• one

• no

No spacecraft has ever landed on Venus.

• True

• False

Both Mercury and Venus have rocky surfaces.

• True

• False