Outcome 9: Inner Planets

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Mercury is the _____ planet to the sun
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Q1
Mercury is the _____ planet to the sun
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third
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Q2
What kind of weather does Mercury have?
Extremely hot is summer and cold in winter
Extremely hot all year round
Extremely cold on one half of Mercury and hot on the the other
It has no atmosphere, so it has no weather
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Q3
How big is Mercury?
1/3 the size of Earth
About as big as Earth
1/4 the size of Earth
1/2 the size of Earth
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Q4
Why is the surface of Mercury like our moon?
Because the Sun's gravity pulls many meteors towards it
Because it is closest to the sun
Because it has no atmosphere for meteors to burn up in
Because it is the smallest planet
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Q5
What is unique about days and years on Mercury?
A day is about twice as long as a year
A day is as long as a year
A year is about twice as long as a day
They are the same
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Q6
How did Mercury gets it's name?
Mercury is red and so is the planet.
It has the fastest orbit and Mercury was the Greek messenger god.
It has the fastest rotation and Mercury was the Greek messenger god.
It has the fastest orbit and Mercury was the Roman messenger god.
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Q7
If you were standing on Mercury looking up at the sky, how much bigger would the sun appear?
2 times bigger
5 times bigger
As big
3 times bigger
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Q8
How long is a day on Mercury?
176 days
14 days
88 days
24 hours
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Q9
How long is a year on Mercury?
156 days
365 days
88 days
24 hours
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Q10
Venus rotates or spins backwards compared to other planets. How does this effect sunrise and sunset?
The sun doesn't rise
The sun rises in the West and sets in the East.
The sun rises in the East and sets in the West
The sun doesn't set
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Q11
We can see Venus easily without a telescope. Where can you see it?
Near the moon at midnight
Near Orion
Near the moon at dusk and dawn
Near Polaris
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Q12
How is Venus like the Moon?
It's about the same size
It has phases
The rotation period is about the same
It surface looks the same
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Q13
Venus is called the Hot Planet (+400 degrees celcius). Why does it get so hot?
Volcanoes are constantly erupting
It has no atmosphere
It's so close to the sun
The thick atmosphere of CO2 creates a Greehouse effect
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Q14
Venus is called Earth's twin. Why?
They both have water
They both have a large single moon
They both are about the same size.
They both have a breathable atmosphere
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Q15
Venus is the ________ planet.
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Third
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