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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 7mins
Imagine you are an astronaut studying the solar system. The four small, dense, rocky planets that orbit closest to the sun are referred to as what?
terrestrial planets
gas giants
asteroids
solar system
Imagine you are on a spaceship traveling from the sun, in which order would you encounter these planets?
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
You are an astronaut preparing for a mission to Mercury. Which of the following facts should you keep in mind?
There are no rings around Mercury.
It has a massive iron core.
Mercury has no moons.
All of the above.
Imagine you are an astronaut on Mercury. You would experience almost ___ Earth days in a single day there.
39
49
69
59
You are a space explorer and you come across a planet which is the smallest in our solar system with an equatorial diameter of 4,879 km. What is the name of this planet?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Imagine you are an astronaut exploring the solar system. You come across a planet that is often referred to as the "Earth's twin". Which planet is this?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Uranus
When Earth spins on its axis in a counterclockwise direction, this motion is referred to as ___
prograde rotation
retrograde rotation
revolution
orbit
Imagine you are an astronaut studying a distant planet. You notice that the planet is rotating in the opposite direction to most other planets. This phenomenon is known as ___.
prograde rotation
retrograde rotation
revolution
orbit
Imagine you're an astronaut studying Venus. You notice that it takes more time for Venus to complete one rotation on its axis than it does for the planet to complete one revolution around the sun.
True
False
Maybe
I'm not sure.
____ rains down onto Venus’s surface, and the atmospheric pressure is at least 90 times that of Earth.
Carbon dioxide
Sulfuric acid
Nitrogen
Helium
Imagine you are a scientist studying the planets. You find that the average surface temperature on Venus is ___.
456 degrees Celsius
546 degrees Celsius
465 degrees Celsius
564 degrees Celsius
Imagine you are an astronaut exploring the solar system. Which planet would you choose to land on if you needed to find a place that can support life?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Imagine you are a space explorer and you landed on a planet. You notice that the surface of this planet is divided into tectonic plates. Which planet could you be on?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Imagine you are an astronaut exploring the solar system. You land on a planet and find that its surface is composed largely of dark, volcanic rock. Which planet are you on?
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Imagine you are a scientist studying Mars. You notice that the Martian soil has an orange-red color. This color is the product of the chemical breakdown of ___ rich in iron minerals.
craters
winds
atmosphere
dust
Imagine you are an astronaut studying different planets. You come across a planet that has seasons, polar ice caps, canyons, and extinct volcanoes. Which planet could this be?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Imagine you are a scientist studying Mars. You discovered that Mars makes a complete orbit around the Sun (a year in Martian time) in ___ Earth days.
687 Earth days
678 Earth days
876 Earth days
768 Earth days
What are the two moons of Mars?
Damon and Phoebe
Deimos and Phobos
Damos and Phobos
Demon and Peabo
You are a space explorer travelling through the solar system. You land on a planet and realize it's the one you live on. Which planet is it?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
You are an astronaut who just landed on a planet. You look around and realize it's the planet you call home. Which planet is it?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
You are an astronaut on a space mission. You see a planet that is the closest to the sun. Which planet is it?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
You are an astronaut and you've just landed on a planet. You realize it's the second planet from the sun. Which planet are you on?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
