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    Review Questions pp. 200-201 1-9

    Review Terms

    Titus-Bode
    Terrestrial Planets
    Gas Giants
    Asteroids
    Comets

    Review Concepts

    What factors determine whether a planet retains an atmosphere?

    Explain why Earth has no hydrogen in its atmosphere.

    Would you expect Saturn to have nitrogen in its atmosphere based on you understanding of planetary atmospheres?

    What is the Titus-Bode relationship? Write down the distances to the planets which is predicted by this relationship.

    How is the cratering rate found on the Moon useful for determining the age of planetary surfaces?

    What is the difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian planets (gas giants)?