jeets+quiz

** 1. ** All of the following have been found on Mercury’s surface, except __.__
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 * The Planet Mercury Quiz **
 * 1) craters
 * 2) ice
 * 3) water
 * 4) stone

2. In relation to the sun, Mercury is the planet. Hottest Coldest
 * 1)  Closest   Farthest

3. Mercury is million miles away from the sun, while the planet Earth is ___________________________________________________________________________________ million miles away. times bigger than Mercury. A. 2.0 ** B. ** 2.6 ** C **. 3.0 ** D. ** 3.6 6. Mercury was named after the Roman god who originally was based on the Greek god __. A. Zeus ** B. ** Aphrodite ** C **. Hermes ** D. ** Hera 7. Mercury orbits the sun __times faster than Earth, or about once every __months.__ A. 3, 4 ** B. ** 4, 3 ** C **. 2, 6 ** D. ** 6, 2 __ 8. On the side of Mercury that faces the sun, temperatures can reach as high as __degrees Fahrenheit. A. 100 ** B. ** 350 ** C **. 500 ** D. ** 750 9. On the side of Mercury that faces away from the sun, temperatures can reach as low as __degrees Fahrenheit. 10. If a man weighs 300 pounds on Earth, he would weigh approximately __pounds on Mercury. A. 24 ** B. ** 44 ** C **. 64 ** D. ** 84 11. People weigh different amounts on different planets due to _, or the force that “pulls” between objects. A. Longevity ** B. ** Longitude ** C **. Gravity ** D. ** Asteroids

12.**Mercury** is the innermost and smallest planet in the A.milky way B.universe C.solar system D.none of these 13. Mercury orbits the Sun once every A.87.969days B.969.87days C.100days D.59.857days.

14.Mercury has the_ axial tiltt A.biggest B.smallest C.strongest D.weakest.

15. It completes _ rotations about the axis for every two orbits. A.three B.four C.one D.ten.

16.The perihelion of Mercury's orbit precesses around the Sun at an excess of arcseconds per century A.56 B.43 C.23 D.45692

17.This phenomenon that was explained in the _ century by Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. A.11th B.19th C.17th D.20th.

18. Mercury is bright when viewed from A.jupiter B.sun C.mars D.earth.

19.Why is mercury not easily seen? A.as its greatest angular separation from the Sun is low B.as it is very small C.as it is not very bright D.none of these.

20.The angular separation from the Sun is only 28.3° A.56 B.28.3 C.23 D.380

21.Mercury can only be viewed in morning or evening twilight A.morning B.evening C.both A&C D.night

22.How many space craft were sent to visit the planet mercury? A.1 B.2 C.3 D.0

23.The first spacecraft to visit the planet was A.MESSENGER B.Marnier 10 C.no space craft was ever sent. D.none of these

24.The first spacecraft mapped only about A.30% B.40% C.45% D.109%.

25.The second space craft mapped only about A.30% B.40% C.389% D.there was no second space craft.

26.The third space craft mapped only about A.30% B.40% C.389% D.there was no third space craft.

27.Mercury is similar in appearance to the_ A.Moon B.Earth C.Jupiter D.Io

28.Mercury is heavily cratered A.covererd with ice. B.crated C.covered with volcanoes D.none of these

29.Mercury has no natural_ A.air B.sattelite C.water

30.Mercury has a large _ A.iron core B.water C.atmosphere D.animals

31.Mercury generates a magnetic field about_ as strong as that of the Earth A.3% B.0.01% C.1% D.56%

32.It is an exceptionally dense planet due to the large relative size of its A.core B.mass C.air D.water

33.Surface temperatures range from about A.56 to 74K B.90 to 700 K C.74 to 84K D.7464 to 94K

34. With the_ __point being the hottest A.polar B.pole C.subsolar D.none of these

35.And the bottoms of near the poles being the coldest A.craters B.poles C.volcanoes D.none of these

36.Mercury is a rocky body like the_ A.jupiter B.uranus C.earth D.saturn

37.Mercury an equatorial radius of__ A.26443km B.7564856.464km C.2439.7km D.13425km

38.Mercury consists of approximately metallic A.45% B.70% C.68% D.2347%

39.Mercury consists of approximately __silicate material. A.56% B.46% C.30% D.24%

40. Mercury's density is the highest in the Solar System Mercury's density is the__ _ in the Solar System. A.first B.second C.third D.fourth

41. Mercury's density is 5.427 g/cm³ A.67 B.2.45 C.5.427 D.3.7451

42.Mercury's inner regions are not nearly as strongly _ A.compressed B.relaxed C.both D.none of these

43.Mercury's core must be large and rich in_ A.copper B.brass C.iron D.all of these

44.Geologists estimate that Mercury’s core occupies about _ __of its volume A.33% B.42% C.76% D.13%

45.Recent research strongly suggests Mercury has a__ _ core A.molten B.rocky C.iron D.none of these

46.Mercury’s core is _ __km thick. A.500-700 B.100-300 C.75-745 D.3476-78947

47.Surrounding the core is a__ km mantle A.500-700 B.600-700 C.400-500 D.100-300

48.The mantle consists of __A.iron B.silicates C.brass D.metals

49.46.Mercury’s crust is__ _ km thick. A.500-700 B.100-300 C.75-745 D.3476-78947

50.One distinctive feature of Mercury’s surface is the presence of numerous narrow___ A.ridges B.roads C.craters D.waters