Solar system quiz 1 SHS

What is the most common nickname that is used for Mars?

• The Giant Planet

• The Dry Planet

• The Red Planet

Mars is the ________ planet from the sun.

• 5th

• 4th

• 3rd

• 9th

Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?

• high abundance

  of iron 

• red daytime sky
• light bent towards the red spectrum
• none of these answer choices

Which of the following best describes the surface of Mars?

• Cloudy and hot with lots of volcanoes

• Cold, rocky, and covered in red dust

• A thick layer of hydrogen gas

• Mostly water surface with some areas of dry land

Around how long is a day on Mars?

• 9.8 hours

• 10.7 hours

• 24.6 hours

• 88 Earth days

Mars was named after what Roman god or goddess?

• God of war

• Roman messenger to the gods

• Goddess of love

• God of agriculture

Is Mercury's year shorter, or longer than ours?

• Shorter

• Longer

• The same as Earth.

Not including Earth, the Moon and the Sun, what is the brightest natural object in the sky?

• Mars

• Venus

• Satellites

• Jupiter

How big is Venus compared to us?

• almost the same size

• way smaller

• way bigger

Mercury's diameter - compared to Earth's moon - is

• larger than the Moon.

• comparable to the Moon.

• smaller than the Moon.

• not affected by the closeness of the Sun.