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Aside from Earth, which inner planet once had liquid on its surface?

What do the four outer planets have in common?

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What do the four outer planets have in common?
Same size as Earth and made of mainly H & He
larger than as Earth and made of mainly Fe
Same size as Earth and made of mainly Fe
larger than Earth and made of mainly H & He
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Aside from Earth, which inner planet once had liquid on its surface?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Europa
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What is distinctive about Jupiter?
it is the planet with the most spectacular rings
Its axis of rotation is tilted 90o
it is smaller & denser than the outer planets
it is the largest and most massive planet
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What do all the inner planets have in common?
they all have abundant liquid water
They all have rings
they all have many moons
they are all small and have rocky surfaces
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Uranus is different from most other planets because it
rotates on its side
has the most moons
is the farthest from the sun
is mostly N & He
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Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
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Neptune is very similar in size and color to
Saturn
Uranus
Earth
Jupiter
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Venus & Earth are much alike in terms of
their direction of rotation
their atmospheres
their size & density
their rates of rotation
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Saturn's rings are made up of mostly
Ice and water vapor
volcanic dust particles
N & He
chunks of ice and rock
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The asteroid belt is located
between Mars & Jupiter
between Earth & Mars
between Saturn & Uranus
between Jupiter and Saturn