Venus
True or False - Mercury has no ice.
FALSE!
TRUE or FALSE ---- Earth is the fourth planet from the Sun and the sixth largest planet in the Solar System.
FALSE!
In terms of distance, Mars is the ___ planet from the sun.
FOURTH
Venus has three moons--- TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
What goddess is Venus named after?
Aphrodite.
Is Mercury a gas or a rocky planet?
ROCKY planet
How does Earth's size compare to the other planets?
A. 2nd largest
B. fifth largest
C. second smallest
B. fifth largest
Mars gets its red color from what?
IRON OXIDE or RUST
How many moons does Mars have?
2 moons.
In relation to the sun, Mercury is the _____ planet.
CLOSEST
A. it has bears on it
B. Scientists don't refer to Earth this way.
C. its distance from the sun is "just right" for life
C. its distance from the sun is "just right" for life
Mars is named after which Roman god?
God of War
The earth has two natural satellites named after luna.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Which of the following best describes the surface of Venus?
A. cloudy and hot with lots of volcanoes
B. a thick layer of hydrogen gas
C. cold, rocky, and covered in red dust
A. cloudy and hot with lots of volcanoes
Mercury was named after the Roman God who originally was based on the Greek god ____.
HERMES
What is known as the largest volcano in the solar system that can be found on Mars?
OLYMPUS MONS
What are the names of the two natural satellites of Mars?
PHOBOS and DEIMOS
Why is Venus the hottest planet in the Solar System?
A. because it is the closest planet in the Solar System
B. because of fossil fuels
C. because it has a thick atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
C. because it has a thick atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
What is the largest impact basin on Mercury that has a 1640 km diameter
CALORIS BASIN
What makes up primarily 80% of the Earth's atmosphere?
NITROGEN
What are the two major constituents of Mars atmosphere?
CARBON DIOXIDE and NITROGEN
Which inner planet has the most moons?
Mars has the most moons. It has 2 moons.