Location and Discovery Date
Which planet is closest to the Sun?:
1. Saturn
2. Venus
4. Mercury
2. Mercury
Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun.
What is Venus's diameter?
1. 7,521 miles
2. 10,001 miles
3. 5,234 miles
4. 8,911 miles
1. 7,521 miles
What planet is Venus similar to in structure and features?
1. Mars
2. Saturn
3. Earth
4. Jupiter
3. Earth
How long do Venus's phases take?
1. 634 days
2. 584 days
3. 920 days
4. 267 days
2. 584 days
Venus's complete cycle of phases takes much longer than Earth's. Earth's phases only take a month!
How many miles away is Venus from the Earth?
1. 55 million miles
2. 25 million miles
3. 66 million miles
4. 110 million miles
2. 25 million miles
How thick is Venus's crust?
1. 20-24 miles
2. 12-16 miles
3. 9-11 miles
4. 2-4 miles
2. 12-16 miles
What color is Venus?
1. White
2. Pink
3. Tanish Brown
4. Black
1. White
Venus is white because it is covered with clouds that reflect and scatter sunlight.
1. 344 days
2. 243 days
3. 510 days
4. 709 days
2. 243 days
Who was the first person to look at/discover Venus?
1. Johannes Kepler
2. Maria Mitchell
3. The Rock
4. Galileo Galilei
4. Galileo Galilei
What is Venus's mass?
1. 5.999 x 1155 kilograms
2. 8.008 kilograms
3. 4.679 kilograms
4. 4.867 x 1024 kilograms
4. 4.867 x 1024 kilograms
This is 81.5 percent of Earth's mass!
What color are the rocks on Venus?
1. Brown
2. Purple
3. White with black speckles
4. Gray
4. Gray
What is the orbital radius of Venus to the Sun?
1. 88 million miles
2. 91 million miles
3. 58 million miles
4. 66 million miles
4. 66 million miles
When was Venus first discovered?
1. 1710
2. 1891
3. 1610
4. 2010
3. 1610
What is the length of Venus's core?
1. 10,000 kilometers
2. 1,000 kilometers
3. 7,000 kilometers
4. 5,239 kilometers
3. 7,000 kilometers
This is the same distance as Earth's core!
What is a land feature of Venus that is most common?
1. Volcanoes
2. Mountains
3. Rivers
4. Craters
1. Volcanoes
There are many types of volcanoes on Venus, such as shield volcanoes, widespread lava flows, and pancake domes.
What does orbital radius mean?
1. The distance from one planet to the end of space
2. The length of a planet
3. The distance from one planet to its moon
4. The distance from one planet to the planet it is orbiting.
4. The distance from one planet to the planet it is orbiting.
How was Venus discovered?
1. Was seen in the sky by the naked eye
2. Someone saw it from the Moon
3. Someone saw it with binoculars
4. Someone saw it through a telescope
4. Someone saw it through a telescope
What is the diameter of Venus's atmosphere?
1. 300 to 410 kilometers
2. 220-350 kilometers
3. 400-475 kilometers
4. 600-870 kilometers
2. 220-350 kilometers
What does Venus's atmosphere consist of?
1. Oxegen
2. Carbon dioxide with clouds of sulfuric acid droplets
3. Hydrogen and helium, with droplets of water and ammonia
4. Nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide
2. Carbon dioxide with clouds of sulfuric acid droplets
What are Venus's features named after?
1. Famous sports players
2. Galileo's friends
3. Famous women of history
4. Famous actors
3. Famous women of history
A volcanic crater is named for Sacajawea, the Native American woman who guided Lewis and Clark’s exploration. A deep canyon is named for Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt.