1. Correct statement about Planet Mercury Not visible to the naked eye The closest planet to the Sun The hottest planet of the solar system
2. Planet mercury does not have A magnetic field Active volcanoes Impact craters
3. Who discovered the slow rotation period of Planet Mercury? Galileo Galilei Giovanni Schiaparelli Edwin Hubble
4. Which of the following was used to discover Mercury's rotation period of 59 days? Hale telescope Hubble space telescope Arecibo radio telescope
5. When standing on the surface of Mercury, one solar day is equal to, 59 Earth days 115 Earth days 176 Earth days
6. What is the CORRECT relationship between the Mercury's rotation and orbital periods? Rotation = 1/6 orbital period Rotation = 1/3 orbital period Rotation = 2/3 orbital period
7. Which of the following is NOT a feature found on Mercury? Caloris basin Olympus Mons Beethovan crater
8. Which of these space missions was sent to Mercury? Mariner 2 Venera 4 Messenger
9. What is the correct statement about Mercury transits? They are less frequent than Venus transits Next Mercury transit is expected on 2016 Nicolas Copernicus was the first astronomer to record a transit
10. The WRONG statement about observing Mercury At its brightest, Mercury outshines Sirius Mercury does not show retrograde motion Like our moon, it exhibits phases
