By what criteria are planets considered either terrestrial or Jovian?

What will be an ideal response?


Terrestrial planets are rocky, small, and dense. Jovian planets are gaseous, large, and not dense.

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A species of lizard has gone extinct. This could be due to any of the following reasons except ________

A) increased genetic diversity within the species B) climate change C) introduction of a species that competed for food resources D) habitat destruction by humans E) inbreeding

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The fastest growing nation currently in Europe is


A) Iceland
B) Portugal
C) Poland
D) Greece
E) Kosovo

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Crater Lake, Oregon, is a remnant of a larger volcano named ________.

a - Mt. Mazama b - Mt. Whitney c - Paricutin d - Mt. St. Helens e -Mt. McKinley

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The earth's ____ is composed primarily of iron.

A. crust B. asthenosphere C. core D. mantle E. lithosphere

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