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Which statement is true with regard to the general surface features of the Terre

ID: 339 • Letter: W

Question

Which statement is true with regard to the general surface features of the Terrestrial Planets (Rocky Worlds) within the Solar System?

These planets have no solid surface. There atmosphere gets gradually thicker as on descends into it.

These planets have surfaces made of frozen volatiles.

These planets have seething surfaces of plasma.

These planets have surfaces made of silicates. There is extensive evidence of impact cratering on these worlds.

                            a.           

These planets have no solid surface. There atmosphere gets gradually thicker as on descends into it.

                            b.           

These planets have surfaces made of frozen volatiles.

                            c.           

These planets have seething surfaces of plasma.

                            d.           

These planets have surfaces made of silicates. There is extensive evidence of impact cratering on these worlds.

Explanation / Answer

These planets have surfaces made of silicates. There is extensive evidence of impact cratering on these worlds.

d.

These planets have surfaces made of silicates. There is extensive evidence of impact cratering on these worlds.