Mercury

This planet has the densest composition overall.

• Venus

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Mercury has a much larger ___ - compared to Earth's moon.

• polar ice cap

• or thicker crust

• core

• atmosphere

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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

MESSENGER was the first space probe sent to Mercury to map its surface.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This spacecraft was the first to visit Mercury & map just over half of its surface.

• Mariner

• MESSENGER

• Magellan

• Veneras

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What caused the loss of atmosphere?

• solar winds stripped it away because Mercury is so close

• one never formed because there was no volcanic activity on Mercury

Where was "ice" found on Mercury

• in really deep impact craters that never get sunlight

• only at the poles on the surface

• ice?! there isn't ice on Mercury!!

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

• Shorter

• Longer

Once we sent probes to Mercury, what did we find?

• Its really smooth

• Its heavily cratered

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Whats the name of the largest impact crater on Mercury?

• Colaris

• Dolaris

• Polaris (you totally made that rhyme right?)