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Inner Planets quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

2.

Which planet is called the "Red Planet"?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

3.

The inner planets are all ________.

a)

gaseous

b)

rocky

c)

no atmospheres

d)

smelly

4.

The only planet that supports life is ________.

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

5.

The fourth planet from the Sun is ________.

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

6.

This planet is nicknamed the "Swift Planet" and it's the smallest of the Inner Planets.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

7.

This planet has a huge volcanic mountain and two moons.

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

8.

This planet has such a dense atmosphere it could crush us! It's the second planet from the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

9.

This planet has no atmosphere at all.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

10.

This planet is about the same size as Earth and called "Earth's Twin."

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

11.

What are the four inner planets in order from closest to the Sun to farthest?

a)

Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

b)

Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

12.

Mars is reddish in color because of the large amounts of ________ _________ on the surface of Mars.

a)

red flowers

b)

red strawberries

c)

red trees

d)

Iron oxide

13.

Earth is the only planet that is able to...

a)

orbit around the Sun.

b)

spin, or rotate, on it's axis.

c)

support life.

d)

have water in any form.

14.

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is the closer planet to the Sun?

a)

Because Mercury is smaller than Venus

b)

Because Mercury is faster at orbiting the Sun than Venus

c)

Because Mercury is faster at rotating than Venus

d)

Because Mercury has almost no atmosphere and Venus does

15.

What is another name for the Inner Planets?

a)

A: The Rocky Planets

b)

B: The Terrestrial Planets

c)

C: The Gaseous Planets

d)

D: Both A and B