Space Science- Inner Planets

Why is Mercury's sky black?

• Mercury is too close to the sun to see

• Mercury's atmosphere is too thick to see through

• Mercury has almost no atmosphere

• Mercury has too much debris and rock flying around to see through

What is the hottest planet?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Jupiter

What is the atmosphere of Venus like?

• Thick and Dark

• Thick and Cold

• Thick and Heavy

• Thin and Hot

What are the rocky planets?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What are the names for the four planets closest to the sun?

• inner planets

• terrestrial planets

• outer planets

• rocky planets

Where will you find the terrestrial planets?

• within the asteroid belt

• farthest from the sun

• outside the Milky Way

• in the middle of the solar system

What is the rock-strewn belt orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

• Rocky Planets

• Asteroid Center

• Space Equator

• Asteroid Belt

What is a nickname for Earth?

• Home

• Blue Planet

• ET

• Mother Earth

What planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

• Uranus

What planet has been studied the most outside of Earth?

• Pluto

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter