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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 10mins
Mercury is the ______ planet to the sun.
closest
biggest
darkest
farthest
How big is Mercury?
Mercury is one-fourth the size of Earth.
Mercury is one-third the size of Earth.
Mercury is about as big as Earth.
Is gravity the same on Mercury as it is on Earth?
No, because Mercury is smaller than Earth.
Yes, because the Earth and Mercury are the same size.
Yes, gravity is the same everywhere.
How does Mercury's size compare to other planets (in our solar system)?
largest planet
smaller than Jupiter, but larger than Neptune
smaller than Saturn, but larger than Venus
smaller than Earth, but larger than Mars
smallest planet
How many moons does Mercury have?
79
82
0
2
Mercury's night side can reach about...
-400° F
-280° F
340° F
800° F
-430° F
Is Mercury the hottest planet ?
YES always
NO
Yes, but during the day only
Impossible to know
Can Mercury be seen in the night sky without a telescope ?
YES
NO
If you are Supergirl, maybe...
Impossible to know
How long is a year on Mercury (1 orbit around the Sun) in Earth-days?
176 days
2.36 days
42 days
88 days
365 days
Mercury is a
terrestrial planet (meaning it has a rocky surface)
gas giant (meaning it has NO solid surface)
gas giant (meaning it has a rocky surface)
terrestrial planet (meaning it has NO solid surface)
When you put the planets in order from closest to the Sun to furthest, Mercury is number __.
3
2
1
4
5
Does Mercury have an atmosphere?
Yes, a very thick one
No, not really
What color to our eyes is Mercury?
Yellow
Blue
Grey
Green
Orange
Does Mercury have rings around it?
Yes
No
Impossible to tell...
What are the big holes on the planets surface called?
Pits
Cracks
Craters
Croutons
rings
Mercury is about the same size as ________
Neptune
Earth's Moon
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Mercury's daytime side side can reach about...
-400° F
-280° F
340° F
800° F
520° F
It takes Mercury how many Earth days to rotate once?
385 days
360 days
69 days
59 days
176 days
It takes Mercury how many Earth days to go through one sunrise to the next sunrise?
385 days
360 days
69 days
59 days
176 days
What is Mercury’s mass (in kg)?
3.285 x 10^23
1.989 x 10^30
5.383 x 10^36
2.575 x 10^27
How big is Mercury’s diameter?
Mercury’s diameter is 3031 miles wide
Mercury’s diameter is 50 miles wide
Mercury’s diameter 72 miles wide
Mercury’s diameter is 5047 miles wide
What is the distance between Mercury and the Sun?
36 million miles
28 million miles
43 million miles
19 million miles
How hot can it get on Mercury when it’s day?
800 degrees Fahrenheit
200 degrees Fahrenheit
234 degrees Fahrenheit
560 degrees Fahrenheit
Who was the first person to see Mercury in a Telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Benjamin Franklin
What was Mercury named after?
Roman god
Wild animal
Sea creature
An element
Mercury has a much larger ___ - compared to Earth's moon.
polar ice cap
or thicker crust
core
atmosphere
