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Mercury

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

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Class
Date
1.

How does Mercury's size compare to other planets (in our solar system)?

a)

largest planet

b)

smaller than Jupiter, but larger than Neptune

c)

smaller than Saturn, but larger than Venus

d)

smaller than Earth, but larger than Mars

e)

smallest planet

2.

How many moons does Mercury have?

a)

79

b)

82

c)

0

d)

2

3.

Mercury's night side can reach about...

a)

-400° F

b)

-280° F

c)

340° F

d)

800° F

e)

-430° F

4.

Is Mercury the hottest planet ?

a)

YES always

b)

NO

c)

Yes, but during the day only

d)

Impossible to know

5.

Can Mercury be seen in the night sky without a telescope ?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

If you are Supergirl, maybe...

d)

Impossible to know

6.

How long is a year on Mercury (1 orbit around the Sun) in Earth-days?

a)

176 days

b)

2.36 days

c)

42 days

d)

88 days

e)

365 days

7.

Mercury is a

a)

terrestrial planet (meaning it has a rocky surface)

b)

gas giant (meaning it has NO solid surface)

c)

gas giant (meaning it has a rocky surface)

d)

terrestrial planet (meaning it has NO solid surface)

8.

When you put the planets in order from closest to the Sun to furthest, Mercury is number __.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

e)

5

9.

Does Mercury have an atmosphere?

a)

Yes, a very thick one

b)

No, not really

10.

What color to our eyes is Mercury?

a)

Yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Grey

d)

Green

e)

Orange

11.

Does Mercury have rings around it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Impossible to tell...

12.

What are the big holes on the planets surface called?

a)

Pits

b)

Cracks

c)

Craters

d)

Croutons

e)

rings

13.

Mercury is about the same size as ________

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth's Moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

e)

Mars

14.

Mercury's daytime side side can reach about...

a)

-400° F

b)

-280° F

c)

340° F

d)

800° F

e)

520° F

15.

It takes Mercury how many Earth days to rotate once?

a)

385 days

b)

360 days

c)

69 days

d)

59 days

e)

176 days

16.

It takes Mercury how many Earth days to go through one sunrise to the next sunrise?

a)

385 days

b)

360 days

c)

69 days

d)

59 days

e)

176 days