Exam 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Name the four Terrestrial (Inner) Planets
A
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
2
Q
What are the characteristics of the Terrestrial Planets?
A
Small, rocky, very close to the sun, very few moons, and have no rings
3
Q
What are the characteristics of Venus?
A
Extremely thick atmosphere, surrounded by a permanent cloud, doesn’t have a lot of craters (because of atm)
4
Q
Numbers of craters depend on what?
A
Atmosphere and geological activity