WorksheetsSolar System and Planet Mercury Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which planet is the closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
What is the color of Mercury?
Red
Blue
Green
Slate gray
How many days does it take for Mercury to orbit the Sun?
88 days
200 days
150 days
365 days
Which spacecraft performed 3 fly-pasts of Mercury in 1974?
Mariner 10
BepiColombo
MESSENGER
Voyager
What Italian scientist is the BepiColombo mission named after?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Giuseppe Colombo
Andrea Ghez
What is the surface of Mercury like?
Smooth and flat
Full of vegetation
Rocky, dusty, and covered in craters
Covered in water
How many moons does Mercury have?
3
2
1
0
When is the next Transit of Mercury expected to happen?
2050
2040
2032
2025
What is the name of the spacecraft that took close-up photographs of Mercury's surface in 2011?
MESSENGER
Mariner 10
Voyager
BepiColombo
What is the nickname of the huge impact site on Mercury known as 'Cloris Planitia'?
Green Valley
Red Spot
Blue Crater
Orange Area
How many times does Mercury travel across the Sun from Earth in 100 years?
10 times
13 times
5 times
20 times
What is the name of the Roman messenger god that Mercury is named after?
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
What is the main purpose of the BepiColombo mission to Mercury?
Study the rings of Mercury
Study the moons of Mercury
Study the atmosphere of Mercury
Study the surface of Mercury
What is the size of Mercury compared to the Moon?
Smaller
Bigger
Same size
Cannot be compared
What is the surface temperature like on Mercury?
Consistently hot
Extremely hot in sunlight, extremely cold out of sunlight
Consistently cold
Moderate temperature throughout
