Space Jeopardy: Earth + Mercury 🌎🪐☀️

Planet Facts 🪐

100

Which planet is the “just right” planet? 🌎
A. Earth 🌎
B. Mercury 🪐
C. Venus 🟠
D. Neptune 🔵

A. Earth 🌎

200

Which planet is nearest the sun? ☀️
A. Mars 🔴
B. Mercury 🪐
C. Earth 🌎
D. Jupiter 🟤

B. Mercury 🪐

300

Which planet is the smallest planet in our solar system? 🤏
A. Mercury 🪐
B. Saturn 🪐
C. Earth 🌎
D. Venus 🟠

A. Mercury 🪐

400

Earth is the _____ planet from the sun. ☀️🌎
A. fifth 5️⃣
B. second 2️⃣
C. first 1️⃣
D. third 3️⃣

D. third 3️⃣

500

Earth is the _____ largest planet. 🌎📏
A. eighth 8️⃣
B. fifth 5️⃣
C. third 3️⃣
D. first 1️⃣

B. fifth 5️⃣

Water, Ice & Land 💧🧊

100

Living things on Earth need _____ to survive. 🌱🐶👧
A. pizza 🍕
B. water 💧
C. shoes 👟
D. chairs 🪑

B. water 💧

200

Earth’s land masses are called _____. 🗺️
A. craters ⚫
B. clouds ☁️
C. continents 🌍
D. stars ⭐

C. continents 🌍

300

How many continents does Earth have? 🌍
A. ten 🔟
B. three 3️⃣
C. seven 7️⃣
D. five 5️⃣

C. seven 7️⃣

400

What may be found in some shaded craters on Mercury? 🕳️
A. flowers 🌸
B. frozen water or ice 🧊
C. animals 🐶
D. trees 🌳

B. frozen water or ice 🧊

500

Why can ice stay frozen on Mercury? 🧊🪐
A. Mercury has oceans. 🌊
B. Mercury has lots of rain. 🌧️
C. Mercury is always cold everywhere. ❄️
D. The poles stay in the shade. 🌑

D. The poles stay in the shade. 🌑

Hot or Cold 🔥❄️

100

Mercury is very _____. 🔥
A. snowy ☃️
B. cold ❄️
C. hot 🔥
D. rainy 🌧️

C. hot 🔥

200

Mercury is very hot, dry, and almost _____. 💨
A. wet 💧
B. airless 🚫💨
C. green 🟩
D. snowy ❄️

B. airless 🚫💨

300

Earth is “just right” because it is not too hot or too _____. 🔥❄️
A. fast 💨
B. rocky 🪨
C. small 🤏
D. cold ❄️

D. cold ❄️

400

Parts of Mercury can reach about _____. 🌡️
A. 32°F
B. 800°F 🔥
C. 10°F
D. 80°F

B. 800°F 🔥

500

Which planet is hotter than Mercury? 🔥🟠
A. Earth 🌎
B. Mars 🔴
C. Venus 🟠
D. Neptune 🔵

C. Venus 🟠

Space Movement 🔄

100

Earth goes around the _____. 🌎➡️
A. moon 🌙
B. sun ☀️
C. chair 🪑
D. tree 🌳

B. sun ☀️

200

It takes Earth _____ to go around the sun. 🌎☀️
A. one year 🗓️
B. one day ☀️
C. 88 days 8️⃣8️⃣
D. one week 📅

A. one year 🗓️

300

Earth spins once every _____. 🌎🔄
A. 88 days 📅
B. 10 years 🗓️
C. 24 hours ⏰
D. 1 minute ⏱️

C. 24 hours ⏰

400

Earth’s spin gives us _____. 🌎🔄
A. rocks and trees 🪨🌳
B. night and day 🌙☀️
C. clouds and rain ☁️🌧️
D. pizza and soda 🍕🥤

B. night and day 🌙☀️

500

Mercury goes around the sun once every _____. 🪐☀️
A. one year 🗓️
B. 24 hours ⏰
C. 1,000 years 🔢
D. 88 Earth days 8️⃣8️⃣

D. 88 Earth days 8️⃣8️⃣

Scientists & Space Tools 🔭

100

Scientists who study Earth are called _____. 🌎🔬
A. chefs 👩‍🍳
B. geologists 👩‍🔬
C. dentists 🦷
D. painters 🎨

B. geologists 👩‍🔬

200

Astronauts can study Earth from _____. 👩‍🚀
A. underwater 🌊
B. a kitchen 🍳
C. space 🚀
D. a bus 🚌

C. space 🚀

300

Scientists can study Mercury with _____. 🔭
A. crayons and glue 🖍️
B. telescopes and radar images 🔭📡
C. shoes and socks 👟🧦
D. spoons and forks 🥄🍴

B. telescopes and radar images 🔭📡

400

Mercury can be hard to see because of the sun’s _____. ☀️✨
A. glare ✨
B. rain 🌧️
C. snow ❄️
D. trees 🌳

A. glare ✨

500

Why does Mercury’s sky look black? 🌌
A. Mercury is covered in trees. 🌳
B. Mercury has too much rain. 🌧️
C. Mercury has no atmosphere. 🚫💨
D. Mercury has blue clouds. ☁️

C. Mercury has no atmosphere. 🚫💨