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What do all of the terrestrial planets have in common

They all have solid, rocky surfaces.

In which layer of the sun is energy transferred between atoms

The convection zone.

Which planet do most known extrasolar planets most resemble

Jupiter Neptune

The planet that most extrasolar planets resembles Jupiter.

Jupiter(apex)
Most of the confirmed Exoplanets are larger gaseous planets with large masses. These are easier to detect and confirm due to their size. They most resemble Jupiter, although many are thought to be much larger than our largest planet.

Of all the gas giants has the shortest period of revolution

Jupiter

Plants take in and release oxygen gas

plants takes in carbon dioxide and release blank gas?

What were the heavier elements in the universe formed by

They were formed in supernovae.

Prominences may be seen in the suns

Solar prominence are seen in the photosphere of the sun that goes further in the corona. These prominences can reach out over thousands of kilometers.

What aspect of gas giants is most responsible for their low temperature

Their distance from the sun

How does an accretion disk form

An creation disk may eventually form a

What is true about the satellite titan

That it is Saturn's biggest moon and it has an atmosphere.

Which group of planets has more in common the inner planets or the outer planets

All the inner planets are terrestrial planets.

What is true about Pluto -Pluto orbits is the third longest- Pluto is considered a terrestrial planet- Pluto does not rotate around its axis or Pluto has a tilted orbit

Pluto has a tilted orbit (compared with the average plane of the orbits of the other planets).

Also, Pluto would be considered a "terrestrial planet", but it is not now defined as a planet. It's just called a "dwarf planet" now.

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned your dishes the control group would be-

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned the dishes the control group would be dishes washed in plain water.

Do All of the following are reasons why astronomers have difficulty looking at distant stars except

They don't understand how redshift affects stars.

What two things balance to maintain the shape of a star

Pressure and gravity

Which Match each moon and planet to the most accurate characteristic

earth moon

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