Name Traveler s Guide to the Planets Mercury & Venus 1. This planet is the closest planet to the Sun. a. Apophis c. Mercury d. Icarus d. Venus 2. A day on Mercury last months. (Enter a number) 3. Which world does Mercury most resemble? a. Deimos c. The Moon b. Enceladus d. Pluto 4. A year on Mercury is Earth days long. (Enter a number) 5. This space probe sent first pictures of surface Mercury. a. Magellan c. Pioneer 10 b. Mariner 10 d. Voyager 2 6. In the past, Mercury may have been a larger planet. 7. This space probe is currently orbiting Mercury. a. MESSENGER c. Mercury Express b. Juno d. Cassini 8. Whatever created Caloris Basin almost destroyed planet. 9. On the surface of Mercury facing the Sun, the temperature is around o F. (Enter a number) 10. On the side of Mercury pointing away from the Sun, the temperature is around o F. (Enter a number) ~1~
11. Ice has not been found on Mercury. 12. The atmosphere of this planet is cloaked in clouds. a. Mercury c. Earth b. Venus d. Mars 13. Venus is the only planet that rotates backwards. 14. On Venus, the Sun rises in the and sets in the east. a. North c. West b. South 15. A day on Venus is longer than its year. 16. Venus had a(n) in the long past. a. lake c. river b. ocean d. stream 17. of all sizes are found on Venus. a. Mountains c. Valleys b. Plains d. Volcanoes 18. Some volcanoes on Venus might still be active. 19. Lava might be found under the surface of Venus. 20. The temperature on the surface of Venus is around o F. (Enter a number) 21. The atmospheric pressure on Venus is times that of Earth. (Enter a number) ~2~
Traveler s Guide to the Planets Mercury & Venus Key I 1. This planet is the closest planet to the Sun. c. Mercury 2. A day on Mercury last months. (Enter a number) 3 3. Which world does Mercury most resemble? c. The Moon 4. A year on Mercury is Earth days long. (Enter a number) 88 5. This space probe sent first pictures of surface Mercury. b. Mariner 10 6. In the past, Mercury may have been a larger planet. 7. This space probe is currently orbiting Mercury. a. MESSENGER 8. Whatever created Caloris Basin almost destroyed planet. 9. On the surface of Mercury facing the Sun, the temperature is around o F. (Enter a number) ~3~
840 10. On the side of Mercury pointing away from the Sun, the temperature is around o F. (Enter a number) 275 11. Ice has not been found on Mercury. b. False 12. The atmosphere of this planet is cloaked in clouds. b. Venus 13. Venus is the only planet that rotates backwards. 14. On Venus, the Sun rises in the and sets in the east. c. West 15. A day on Venus is longer than its year. 16. Venus had a(n) in the long past. b. ocean 17. of all sizes are found on Venus. d. volcanoes ~4~
18. Some volcanoes on Venus might still be active. 19. Lava might be found under the surface of Venus. 20. The temperature on the surface of Venus is around o F. (Enter a number) 870 21. The atmospheric pressure on Venus is times that of Earth. (Enter a number) 90 ~5~
Traveler s Guide to the Planets Mercury & Venus Key II 1. c 2. 3 3. c 4. 88 5. b 6. a (2 choices) 7. a 8. a (2 choices) 9. 840 10. 275 11. b (2 choices) 12. b 13. a 14. c (3 choices) 15. a (2 choices) 16. b 17. d 18. a (2 choices) 19. a 20. 870 21. 90 Scoring Guide 95-100% 4 90-94% 3.5 85-89% 3 75-84% 2.5 65-74% 2 55-64% 1.5 45-54% 1 1-44%.5 ~6~
Traveler s Guide to the Planets Mercury & Venus 20-21 4 19 3.5 18 3 16-17 2.5 14-15 2 13 1.5 10-12 1 1-9.5 0 0 Scoring Guide 95-100% 4 90-94% 3.5 85-89% 3 75-84% 2.5 65-74% 2 55-64% 1.5 45-54% 1 1-44%.5 ~7~