WorksheetsInner Planets quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
Which planet is called the "Red Planet"?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
The inner planets are all ________.
gaseous
rocky
no atmospheres
smelly
The only planet that supports life is ________.
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
The fourth planet from the Sun is ________.
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
This planet is nicknamed the "Swift Planet" and it's the smallest of the Inner Planets.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
This planet has a huge volcanic mountain and two moons.
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
This planet has such a dense atmosphere it could crush us! It's the second planet from the sun.
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
This planet has no atmosphere at all.
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
This planet is about the same size as Earth and called "Earth's Twin."
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
What are the four inner planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest?
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus
Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth
Mars is reddish in color because of the large amounts of ________ _________ on the surface of Mars.
red flowers
red strawberries
red trees
Iron oxide
Earth is the only planet that is able to...
orbit around the Sun.
spin, or rotate, on it's axis.
support life.
have water in any form.
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is the closer planet to the Sun?
Because Mercury is smaller than Venus
Because Mercury is faster at orbiting the Sun than Venus
Because Mercury is faster at rotating than Venus
Because Mercury has almost no atmosphere and Venus does
What is another name for the Inner Planets?
A: The Rocky Planets
B: The Terrestrial Planets
C: The Gaseous Planets
D: Both A and B
