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What is the approximate distance of Mercury from the Sun?
What is the approximate distance of Mercury from the Sun?
- 108 million kilometers
- 46 million to 70 million kilometers (correct)
- 228 million kilometers
- 150 million kilometers
What is the duration of a Mercurian year, defined as the time taken for the planet to complete a full revolution around the Sun?
What is the duration of a Mercurian year, defined as the time taken for the planet to complete a full revolution around the Sun?
- 88 Earth days (correct)
- 224 Earth days
- 24 hours
- 365 days
Which of the following is true about the temperature on Venus?
Which of the following is true about the temperature on Venus?
- The temperature averages 870 degrees Fahrenheit. (correct)
- The temperature ranges from -220 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The temperature ranges from -128 degrees Fahrenheit to 131 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The temperature ranges from -300 to 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is unique about the rotation of Venus compared to the other planets in the solar system?
What is unique about the rotation of Venus compared to the other planets in the solar system?
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
Which group of planets are known as the Inner Planets in our solar system?
Which group of planets are known as the Inner Planets in our solar system?
What is the defining characteristic of the Inner Planets compared to the Outer Planets?
What is the defining characteristic of the Inner Planets compared to the Outer Planets?
How did the formation of the solar system's Inner Planets begin according to the text?
How did the formation of the solar system's Inner Planets begin according to the text?
Why do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars share common characteristics as Inner Planets?
Why do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars share common characteristics as Inner Planets?
What distinguishes Mercury from the other Inner Planets in our solar system?
What distinguishes Mercury from the other Inner Planets in our solar system?
Which type of planets are characterized by being denser than the outer planets?
Which type of planets are characterized by being denser than the outer planets?
What is the defining characteristic of the outer planets' moons compared to the inner planets' moons?
What is the defining characteristic of the outer planets' moons compared to the inner planets' moons?
Which celestial feature is unique to the outer planets in our solar system?
Which celestial feature is unique to the outer planets in our solar system?
What forms the boundary between the inner and outer solar systems in our solar system?
What forms the boundary between the inner and outer solar systems in our solar system?
Which group of planets is characterized by being primarily made of gas, ice, and rocks?
Which group of planets is characterized by being primarily made of gas, ice, and rocks?
