Inner Planets Quiz

The four inner planets share the common characteristics of ______________ & ____________ (select two)

• Large

• Small

• Terrestrial

• Gaseous

The 2nd largest inner planet is:

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The SMALLEST inner planet is: (no CAPS)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The inner planet will the longest year (1 revolution around the Sun)

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

On Venus it takes ________ Earth days to complete a single rotation (day)

• Less than 1

• Between 1 - 100

• Between 100 - 200

• More than 200

Select all of the true statements about the inner planets

• On Venus, a day is longer than a year

• A day on Mars is twice as long as a day on Earth

• The distance from Earth to Mars is always greater than the distance from the Sun to Mercury

• Mars has more moons than Earth + Venus + Mercury combined

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The only inner planet with "Retrograde Rotation" is: (no caps)

The inner planet with the greatest temperature range is:

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Select all of the inner planets named for Roman gods

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

The temperature range on Mercury (high - low) is about _____ degrees.

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

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