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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
2.
What are the inner planets composed of?
a)
gases and ice
b)
rock and ice
c)
gases and rock
d)
rock
3.
What do all the items in this list have in common?
1) has a day longer than its year
2 )is the hottest planet
3 )rotates counter clockwise (east to west)
1) has a day longer than its year
2 )is the hottest planet
3 )rotates counter clockwise (east to west)
a)
This list describes Earth.
b)
This list describes Mercury.
c)
This list describes Mars.
d)
This list describes Venus.
4.
Which list places the inner planets in order from largest in size to smallest in size?
a)
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
b)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
c)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
d)
Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury
5.
Which inner planets have at least one moon?
a)
Earth and Mars
b)
Mercury and Mars
c)
Earth and Jupiter
d)
Mars and Venus
6.
What do Mercury and Venus have in common?
a)
They both thick atmospheres.
b)
They both rotate counter clockwise.
c)
They have a similar diameter.
d)
They both have no moons.
7.
The right combination of temperature, water, and oxygen
a)
affects Mars’s orbit.
b)
supports life on Earth.
c)
causes gas giants to form.
d)
results in storms on Venus.
8.
The absence of a dense atmosphere and Mercury’s slow rotation contribute to
a)
long days & short nights
b)
short days & long nights
c)
steady temperatures
d)
a large daily temperature range
9.
____________is a planet similar to Earth in size, mass, and density.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
10.
The sun and all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it make up our
a)
universe
b)
galaxy
c)
solar system
d)
neighborhood
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