WorksheetsHawboldt Planetary Formation and the Rocky Planets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
mars gets its red color from the abundance of _______ in the rock
iron
basalt
copper
metals
Venus' atmosphere is _____________ times thicker than Earth's
9
90
10
50
Which planet has a year longer than a day?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
All of these
Maxwell Montes is the highest point on which planet?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury has a large iron core giving the planet
quakes
an atmosphere
weird terrain
a magnetic field
The largest mountain in the solar system is located on which planet?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which object is brightest in the night sky?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
On Venus, the Sun rises in the
East
West
North
South
The most recent mission to Mars that landed a machine on the surface is
Curiosity
Opportunity
InSight
Spirit
Mercury looks very similar to
The Moon
Venus
Earth
Mars
Water ice can be found on all planets except
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury is generally visible only __________
midnight
when the Sun is just below the horizon
Spring
all night long
The planet with the most moons is __________ with a total of ____________ moon(s)
Earth, 1
Venus, 4
Mars, 2
Mars, 4
The third smallest planet is called
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
The most common molecule in the rain of Venus is
carbon dioxide
sulfuric acid
methane
Ammonia
