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WorksheetsTerrestrial Planets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
The high temperatures on Venus' surface are a result of
a)
how close Venus is to the sun.
b)
the sulfuric acid in the atmosphere.
c)
its extremely long days.
d)
the runaway greenhouse effect.
2.
What is the name of the highest and largest volcano in the solar system?
a)
Vallis Marinaris
b)
Mount Everest
c)
Mount Vastichock
d)
Olympus Mons
3.
Where is most of the oxygen on Mars?
a)
in clouds
b)
in polar ice caps
c)
in the atmosphere
d)
bound in rocks
4.
How would you compare the diameter of Mars to the Earth's?
a)
2 times the Earth's
b)
1/2 the Earth's
c)
1/10 the Earth's
d)
5 times the Earth's
5.
How is Mercury different from the other Terrestrial planets?
a)
It has volcanoes on its surface
b)
It has water on its surface
c)
It is airless and barren
d)
It has two moons
6.
Which of the Terrestrial planets has at least one moon?
a)
Earth & Mars
b)
only the Earth
c)
Earth, Mars & Venus
d)
all of them
7.
Which
of the following is NOT something
that the Terrestrial planets all have in common?
a)
they are lacking atmospheres
b)
they are lacking a ring system
c)
they are small
d)
they have few or no moons
8.
Why doesn’t Mercury have much of an atmosphere?
a)
It doesn’t have any volcanoes.
b)
It doesn’t have any moons.
c)
It is too far away from the sun.
d)
It
is small.
9.
What
types of features dominate the surface of Venus?
a)
dried up river beds
b)
oceans
c)
volcanoes
d)
impact craters
10.
The main component of Mars’ atmosphere is
a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sulfuric acid
11.
What
is unique about Mercury’s core?
a)
It is a very small percentage of its volume.
b)
It is a very large percentage of its volume.
c)
It is made of hydrogen gas.
d)
It is not made of metals.
12.
What
is the name of the mission that has studied Mercury?
a)
Curiosity
b)
MESSENGER
c)
Voyager
d)
Apollo
13.
Which NASA mission was the first to map
98% of Venus’ surface.
a)
Curiosity
b)
Magellan
c)
MESSENGER
d)
Venus Express
14.
Which of the following is not a rover that has landed on and studied Mars’ surface?
a)
Opportunity
b)
Phoenix
c)
Magellan
d)
Spirit
15.
What is the correct order of the terrestrial planets, in increasing distance from the Sun?
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
b)
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth
c)
Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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