Terrestrial Planets

Four small, dense, rocky planets that orbit close to the sun.

• Gas Giants

• Terrestrial Planets

• Solar Sytem

• All the stars in the universe

Equals the average distance between the sun and Earth or about 150 million kilometers.

• Astronomical Units

• Prograde Rotation

• Retrograde Rotation

• Photosynthesis

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What are the Terrestrial Planets?

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

Put the planets in order from the sun.

• Earth

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

What is Mercury's surface like?

• Smooth

• Cold

• Has lots of craters

• Volcanic rock

What is Mercury's core made of?

• Iron

• Gold

• Copper

• Silver

What is the biggest part of Mercury?

• Surface

• Atmosphere

• Core

• Volcanoes

Mercury's temperature drop between day and night is __.

• The smallest drop in the solar system

• The largest drop in the solar system

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How many days does it take Mercury to orbit the sun?

• 100

• 30

• 59

• 2

Mercury's orbit around the sun is ___ between the sun and Earth.