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Terrestrial/Inner Planets
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Review of the terrestrial/inner planets in the solar system.
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Surface is made of dark volcanic rock.
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
2
Only planet that rotates backwards (retrograde rotation).
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
3
This planet has thousands of volcanoes and many craters.
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
4
This planet does not have an atmosphere.
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
5
This planet is heavily cratered, made mostly of volcanic rock, and has a large iron core.
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
6
This planet only takes 88 days to revolve around the sun.
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
7
Identify the planet.
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
8
This planet's greenhouse effect causes temperatures to remain high.
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
9
Identify the planet.
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
10
Which two planets have at least one moon?
Venus and Earth
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Earth
Mercury and Venus
11
Identify the planet.
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
12
Planets that are small and have rocky surfaces.
Terrestrial planets
Asteroids
Gas giants
Comets
13
Rotation = 23 hr 56 min; Revolution = 365.3 days.
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
14
This planet has liquid water and an oxygen rich atmosphere.
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
15
This planet is the first in the solar system and the smallest.
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
16
Has tectonic plates and very geologically active.
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Venus
17
This planet's rotation (spin) is longer than its revolution (year).
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
18
Powdery dust gives this planet its reddish appearance.
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
19
What is the correct order of the terrestrial/inner planets?
Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury
Venus, Mars, Mercury, Earth
Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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Liquid water once flowed on this planet and may be underneath its surface.
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
21
Very thin atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
22
Only planet that can support life.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
23
Large volcanoes, deep canyons, and giant dust storms.
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
24
This planet is similar to Earth in size and mass ("Earth's twin").
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
25
Very hot days (427°C) and very cold nights (-185°C).
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
26
Identify the planet.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
27
Rovers are currently exploring this planet.
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
28
Many types of organisms live on this planet.
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
29
East to west or "backward" rotation.
Retrograde rotation
Westward rotation
Prograde rotation
Opposite rotation
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Hottest planet (465°C), rains sulfuric acid, and high atmospheric pressure.
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
