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True or False
Mercury is the farthest planet from the sun. |
False. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun,
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On Mercury, days are very hot and nights are very cold because there is no ______________.
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Atmosphere.
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The sky on Mercury is dark and the sun is white because there are no air ____________.
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particles
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A day on Mercury would be _______ Earth days.
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88
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True or False
Mercury revolves around the sun in a circle. |
False. It revolves in an eliptical motion.
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Mercury is the ___________ (1st, 2nd, 3rd) smallest planet.
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2nd, after Pluto
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Mercury's craters are caused by ___________ crashing into it.
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Asteroids
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Mercury is a gaseous or terrestrial planet?
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Terrestrial (meaning it is solid)
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The ______________ named Mercury after their traveling God.
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Romans
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True or False
You can see Mercury right before the sun rises and sets. |
True because the sun is reflecting off of it.
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