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What planet has the most visible rings

Saturn is the planet with the most visible rings. Saturn's rings are one of the most iconic symbols of astronomy.
Saturn is the planet in our solar system that is famous for the rings.

Gas giants have many more moons than terrestrial planets due to having higher

gravity

An explosion of a star

When a star explodes, it is referred to as a nova. If the star is large enough, it will create a super nova. And if the star is dense enough, it does not explode, but instead collapses on itself and forms a black hole

What Is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere

what is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere

What is the smallest of the terrestrial planets

Mercury is the smallest of the terrestrial planets.

What was found by astronomers who noticed a strange pattern in the orbit of Uranus

Neptune

How does an accretion disk form

An creation disk may eventually form a

Gas giants have many more moons than terrestrial planets due to have higher

Gas giants have a higher mass.

This means that the gas giants have a more gravity to hold moons in orbit around them.

Do terrestrial planets have more moons than the outer gas giants

Terrestrial means on Earth so Earth is the only terrestrial planet

This is incorrect, the first 4 planets are terrestrial as they are solidly bound planets. Pluto was also a terrestrial dwarf planet. Any planet can have moons but due to the gas giants having larger gravitational forces they have traditionally gathered more moons. Thusly, no.

Which term best describes a stellar nursery

Dust cloud

Is the planet that features the runaway greenhouse effect.

venus

Which contributes to the lack of evidence of the period of heavy bombardment on earth

Plate movements

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