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The Planet Mercury

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Mercury discovered?

a)

265 BC

b)

387 AD

c)

987

d)

1784

e)

1492

2.

Who discovered Mercury?

a)

Timocharus

b)

Zupus

3.

What is Mercury's diameter?

a)

3,031.9 km

b)

3,031.9 mi

c)

3,031.8 km

d)

3,031.8 mi

4.

What is Mercury's density?

a)

5.43 g/cm3

b)

5.43 g/cm2

c)

5.39 g/cm3

d)

5.45 g/cm3

5.

What is Mercury's mass?

a)

3.3E+23kg

b)

0.25 Earths

c)

0.17 Earths

d)

3.3YxXx538593395839kg

6.

How many natural satellites does Mercury have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

7.

How close is it to the sun compared to the other planets?

a)

1st closest

b)

2nd closest

c)

3rd closest

d)

4th closest

e)

5th closest

8.

What is Mercury's temperature in celsius?

a)

-173 to 427

b)

197

c)

-173 to 426

d)

-72 to 83

9.

How far away is Mercury from the sun at it's closest point?

a)

0.3875 AU

b)

40,000,000 km

c)

0.3 AU

d)

1 AU

10.

How far away from the sun is Mercury when it's at its farthest point?

a)

0.467 AU

b)

0.468 AU

c)

10 light years

d)

0.5 AU

e)

0.6 AU

11.

About how long is a day on Mercury?

a)

176 Earth days

b)

190 Earth days

c)

186 Earth days

d)

242 Earth days

e)

1 Earth day

12.

How long is a year on Mercury?

a)

88 Earth days

b)

365.25 Earth days

c)

1 Earth day

d)

149 Earth days

13.

What is Mercury's volume?

a)

0.055 Earths

b)

0.056 Earths

c)

0.05 Earths

d)

1 Earth

14.

How many degrees is Mercury's axial tilt?

a)

0.034

b)

29

c)

27

d)

28

e)

30