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Planets

Question 4 • AZ-Earth and Space Science A (SC301)

In addition to hot surface temperatures, which characteristic makes Mercury different from Earth?

Answer
A
Mercury has rings.
B
Mercury has no moon.
C
Mercury has slow revolutions.
D
Mercury has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide.

Explanation

Mercury has no natural moon, while Earth has one, so the lack of a moon is a difference between the planets. Mercury does not have rings, and it does not have a carbon dioxide atmosphere like Venus; its very thin exosphere contains traces of several elements.

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