Facts about Mercury
True or False:
Mercury is the hottest planet in the solar system.
False
MCQ:
What is the name of the biggest volcano on Mars?
A. Olympus Mons
B. Mount Everest
C. Vesuvius
D. Mount Kilimanjaro
A. Olympus Mons
"Can you name the special zone around a star where a planet like Earth is just the right distance to support life — not too hot and not too cold?"
Goldilocks Zone, Habitable Zone
True or False:
Venus is the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon.
True
True or False:
Jupiter spins faster than any other planet in the solar system.
True: It completes one rotation in just under 10 hours!
MCQ:
How long does a year on Mercury last?
A. 88 Earth days
B. 365 Earth days
C. 24 hours
D. 100 Earth days
E. All are wrong because they are off by a couple of days
A. 88 Earth days
Fill in the Blank:
Mars has two moons named _______ and Phobos.
Deimos
MCQ
What is Earth’s atmosphere mostly made of?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrogen
D. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen
MCQ:
What is Venus' atmosphere mostly made of?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen
B. Carbon dioxide
True or False:
Jupiter gives off more heat than it receives from the Sun.
True
Explanation: It has leftover heat from its formation.
True or False:
Mercury has no atmosphere.
False
Explanation: Mercury has a very thin atmosphere, called an exosphere.
MCQ
What color does the sky appear during sunset on Mars?
A. Blue
B. Red
C. Pink
D. Blue-gray
E. None of the above
D. Blue-gray
MCQ
What causes the seasons on Earth?
A. The distance between Earth and the Sun
B. The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun
C. The Earth's speed while spinning
D. The Moon's position in the sky
B. The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun
True or False:
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
True:
Its thick CO₂ atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect.
MCQ:
How many moons does Jupiter have (as of recent discoveries)?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 13
D. Over 90
E. 0
D. Over 90
What causes Mercury’s surface to have so many craters?
Because it has no thick atmosphere to protect it from meteors.
MCQ:
Which is the largest canyon on Mars?
A. The Grand Canyon
B. Valles Marineris
C. The Great Rift
D. Canyonlands
B. Valles Marineris
What do we call the imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth?
The Equator
MCQ
What is the main reason Venus is hotter than Mercury, even though it’s farther from the Sun?
A. It has more volcanoes
B. Its clouds reflect sunlight
C. It has thick clouds of carbon dioxide
D. It’s closer to the Moon
C. It has thick clouds of carbon dioxide
MCQ:
What makes Jupiter’s “stripes” or bands?
A. Ice rings
B. Different cloud layers moving in opposite directions
C. Its many moons
D. Cracks in its surface
E. None of the above
B. Different cloud layers moving in opposite directions
MCQ:
How many planets are smaller than Mercury?
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
A. None
MCQ:
Which of the following is true about Mars?
A. It has liquid water on its surface.
B. It has no atmosphere.
C. It has a very thin atmosphere, mostly carbon dioxide.
D. It is the hottest planet in the solar system
C. It has a very thin atmosphere, mostly carbon dioxide.
MCQ:
Which planet is closest in size to Earth?
A. Venus
B. Pluto
C. Mercury
D. Mars
E. None of the above
A. Venus
MCQ:
What happens to spacecraft that try to land on Venus?
A. They bounce off the surface
B. They float in the atmosphere
C. They orbit forever
D. They get crushed or melted quickly
D. They get crushed or melted quickly
MCQ:
How long does it take Jupiter to orbit the Sun?
A. 1 Earth year
B. 5 Earth years
C. 12 Earth years
D. 20 Earth years
E. Thats a trick. (None of the above)
C. 12 Earth years