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How well do you know the Planet Mercury?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Mercury get its name from?

a)

Scientists

b)

Egyptians

c)

God Mercurius

d)

Uh.... SOMEONE!...

2.

True or False?: It takes about 3 months for it to orbit around the Sun.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

What is the average temperature of Mercury?

a)

10 C

b)

-30 C

c)

40 C

d)

-60 C

4.

How many moons does Mercury have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

None

5.

Mercury is the ___ densest planet.

a)

Most

b)

4th

c)

2nd

d)

5th

6.

What are the names of the two Spacecrafts that explored Mercury’s surface? ( Select the two correct answers )

a)

Mariner 69

b)

Millennium Falcon

c)

Mariner 10

d)

Messenger

7.

What was the nickname given to Mercury?

a)

Swift Planet

b)

Bob

c)

Sonic the Planet

d)

Rupert

8.

Mercury can’t hold life because....

a)

It is very close to the sun and its atmosphere would be incapable to protect life from the UV Rays of the Sun.

b)

It revolves around the Sun too fast. ( BAD MERCURY, BAD, BAD )

c)

Don’t ask me! I’m not Wikipedia or something. ( boohoo to you )

9.

On Mercury, how much would your weight would be from Earth?

a)

None, you’re gonna get yeeted to Space

b)

90%

c)

13%

d)

38%

10.

Okay, the easiest question: How many people went to Mercury?

a)

1-4

b)

5-9

c)

10-19

d)

NoNe