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In addition to hot surface temperatures, which characteristic makes Mercury different from Earth?

Mercury has rings.

Mercury has no moon.

Mercury has slow revolutions.

Mercury has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide.

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How does the tectonic activity of the terrestrial planets compare with that of the gas giants?

All of the terrestrial planets exhibit or have exhibited tectonic activity, but none of the gas giants have.

All of the gas giants experience tectonic activity, but none of the terrestrial planets do.

All of the gas giants experience tectonic activity, but only one terrestrial planet has tectonic plates.

All of the terrestrial planets exhibit or have exhibited tectonic activity, but only one gas giant has.

Which two planets are called "ice giants”?

Jupiter and Venus

Neptune and Uranus

Saturn and Jupiter

Uranus and Saturn

Which three words best describe the composition of the inner planets?

solid, smooth, giant

rocky, solid, dense

giant, dense, gaseous

gaseous, smooth, small

Which statement best describes the size of the outer planets?

All the outer planets are large.

All the outer planets, except Saturn, are large.

The inner planets are larger than the outer planets.

Jupiter is a large planet, while the other outer planets are small.

Which two planets have more than 50 confirmed moons?

Earth and Mercury

Jupiter and Saturn

Mercury and Mars

Neptune and Jupiter

Which phrase best describes the outer planets?

rocky with few moons

gaseous with slow rotations

dense with few moons

gaseous with low density

Which is one characteristic that Mars and Earth share?

rings

seasons

few clouds

active volcanoes

Which statement best describes the density of the outer planets?

All the outer planets have low density.

The outer planets are denser than the inner planets.

Saturn is dense, but the other outer planets are not.

Uranus and Neptune are dense, but Jupiter and Saturn are not.

Which characteristic do Venus and Earth share?

same direction of rotation

similar size, mass, and density

slow revolution period around the Sun

atmosphere composed only of carbon dioxide

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