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Hawboldt Planetary Formation and the Rocky Planets

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

mars gets its red color from the abundance of _______ in the rock

a)

iron

b)

basalt

c)

copper

d)

metals

2.

Venus' atmosphere is _____________ times thicker than Earth's

a)

9

b)

90

c)

10

d)

50

3.

Which planet has a year longer than a day?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

All of these

4.

Maxwell Montes is the highest point on which planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

5.

Mercury has a large iron core giving the planet

a)

quakes

b)

an atmosphere

c)

weird terrain

d)

a magnetic field

6.

The largest mountain in the solar system is located on which planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

7.

Which object is brightest in the night sky?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

8.

On Venus, the Sun rises in the

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

9.

The most recent mission to Mars that landed a machine on the surface is

a)

Curiosity

b)

Opportunity

c)

InSight

d)

Spirit

10.

Mercury looks very similar to

a)

The Moon

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

11.

Water ice can be found on all planets except

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

12.

Mercury is generally visible only __________

a)

midnight

b)

when the Sun is just below the horizon

c)

Spring

d)

all night long

13.

The planet with the most moons is __________ with a total of ____________ moon(s)

a)

Earth, 1

b)

Venus, 4

c)

Mars, 2

d)

Mars, 4

14.

The third smallest planet is called

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

15.

The most common molecule in the rain of Venus is

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

sulfuric acid

c)

methane

d)

Ammonia