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Mercury has the biggest difference between daytime and nighttime
temperatures of any inner planet. - correct answer ✔True
Venus's temperature is more or less constant everywhere on the planet. -
correct answer ✔True
If Earth's axis were tilted more than it is, we would have ___ seasons. -
correct answer ✔More extreme
The most likely explanation for the Moon's existence is - correct answer ✔the
Moon was formed when a Mars-sized body struck the young Earth.
At new Moon we can have a/an ___ eclipse, and at full Moon we can have
a/an ___ eclipse. - correct answer ✔Solar; Lunar
Mercury orbits the Sun ___ times for every ___ rotations. - correct answer
✔two; three
Venus's atmosphere is primarily ___. - correct answer ✔carbon dioxide
One similarity between Venus and Earth is their: - correct answer ✔Mass
The polar caps on Mars contain both frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide
ice. - correct answer ✔True
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Mercury has the biggest difference between daytime and nighttime
temperatures of any inner planet. - correct answer ✔True
Venus's temperature is more or less constant everywhere on the planet. -
correct answer ✔True
If Earth's axis were tilted more than it is, we would have ___ seasons. -
correct answer ✔More extreme
The most likely explanation for the Moon's existence is - correct answer ✔the
Moon was formed when a Mars-sized body struck the young Earth.
At new Moon we can have a/an ___ eclipse, and at full Moon we can have
a/an ___ eclipse. - correct answer ✔Solar; Lunar
Mercury orbits the Sun ___ times for every ___ rotations. - correct answer
✔two; three
Venus's atmosphere is primarily ___. - correct answer ✔carbon dioxide
One similarity between Venus and Earth is their: - correct answer ✔Mass
The polar caps on Mars contain both frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide
ice. - correct answer ✔True
