Mercury and Venus Quiz

How many planets are there in the solar system?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 7

Which fact is true about Venus?

• It is the hottest planet.

• It is the first planet from the sun

• It has the shortest day of any planet.

• It rains diamonds on Venus.

Venus spins in the ​ ​ (a)   as the rest of the planets.

• Opposite
• same direction

True or false: Venus is a gas giant

Mercury is the ________ planet.

• Smallest

• Largest

• Farthest

• coldest

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Which Roman God/Goddess is Venus named after?

• The swift footed messenger

• The goddess of love and beauty

• The god of fire

• The god of the sky

Why is Venus called earth's evil twin?

• It is about the same size as Earth

• It also has liquid water.

• It has the same atmosphere.

• It is the planet closest to us.

Why does Mercury have such a large temperature range?

• It does not have atmosphere.

• It is so close to the sun.

• There are volcanoes on the surface.

• Because the planet spins so slowly.

Mercury is named after which Roman god?

• The swift footed messenger

• The goddess of love and beauty

• The god of the sky

• The goddess of thunder

Which planet is the closest to the sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

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