Terrestrial vs Jovian

Compared to terrestrial planets, Jovian planets have

• smaller equatorial diameters and shorter periods of revolution

• smaller equatorial diameters and longer periods of revolution

• larger equatorial diameters and shorter periods of revolution

• larger equatorial diameters and longer periods of revolution

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The diagram below represents the interiors of three planets in our solar system. Which inference best describes the interiors of the planets in our solar system?

• Both terrestrial and Jovian planets have layered interiors, with density increasing toward the center.

• Both terrestrial and Jovian planets have layered interiors, with density decreasing toward the center.

• Only terrestrial planets have layered interiors, with density decreasing toward the center.

• Only Jovian planets have layered interiors, with density increasing toward the center.

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The terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets because the terrestrial planets are

• less dense and larger

• less dense and smaller

• more dense and larger

• more dense and smaller

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Jupiter is a Jovian planet. Compared to terrestrial planets, Jupiter has a

• shorter period of revolution

• shorter distance to the Sun

• greater density

• greater mass

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Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as

• low-density Jovian

• low-density terrestrial

• high-density Jovian

• high-density terrestrial

What is different about the distance between the terrestrials vs the distance between the Jovians?

• all planets in both groups are close to each other

• all planets in both groups are far apart

• the terrestrials are close together, the Jovians are spread out

• the terrestrials are spread out, the Jovians are close together

The terrestrial planets tend to be...

• warmer and massive

• colder and massive

• dense and warmer

• massive and dense

Terrestrial (Planets Names)

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Small, dense, rocky/metallic.

• TERRESTRIAL

• JOVIAN

• BOTH

Mercury

• TERRESTRIAL

• JOVIAN

• BOTH