Mercury

There are .......... planets that orbit the sun.

• 3

• 5

• 8

• 9

Mercury is the ..... planet to the sun.

• Closest

• Furthest

Mercury is .... million km away from earth.

• 77

• 55

Mercury is ..... million km away from the sun.

• 77

• 55

Mercury does not have any craters

• true

• false

Mercury was named after

• the swift roman messenger god

• the goddess of love and beauty

• the ancient Greek god of the sky

• Roman god of sea

A day in Mercury lasts the same as .... days on Earth.

Which spacecrafts were sent to Mercury?

• Messenger

• BepiColombo

• Perseverance

• Opportunity

What did the messenger probe do during its mission to Mercury?

• Took close up photographs of the planet's surface

• Collect information on what Mercury is made from.

• Identify pollution traces in space

• Found evidence of water in space

What happened to the messenger probe?

• Crashed into the surface of Mercury

• Ran out of fuel

• Came back to earth to deliver the information gathered.

• Got lost in space