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Mercury Observation Quiz

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Example Quiz 1

    1. In observational astronomy, Mercury is considered as an 'inferior' planet because,
    It has a smaller diameter than the Earth
    It orbits closer to the sun than the Earth
    It has no natural satellites



    2. Planet Mercury can be best viewed when it is at,
    Greatest elongation
    Inferior conjunction
    Superior conjuction



    3. When Mercury is best visible as the 'morning star', it is at,
    Greatest western elongation
    Greatest eastern elongation
    Eastern superior conjuction



    4. Planet Mercury is best observed in the evening sky when it is at,
    Greatest western elongation
    Greatest eastern elongation
    Western superior conjunction



    5. Synodic period is the avarage time between two successive conjunctions. What is Mercury's synodic period?
    88 Earth days
    116 Earth days
    176 Earth days



    6. The earliest observational records of planet Mercury were made by,
    Claudius Ptolemy
    Mayan astronomers
    Egyptian astronomers



    7. Who was the first to observe the phases of Mercury?
    Johannes Hevelius
    Giovanni Schiaparelli
    Galileo Galilei



    8. On which position does planet Mercury appear brightest?
    Superior conjuction
    Inferior conjuction
    Greatest elongation



    9. What is the maximum visual magnitude of Mercury?
    -3.6
    -2.4
    -1.9



    10. What is the minimum value of Mercury's greatest elongation?
    7 degrees
    18 degrees
    27 degrees





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