Suppose a scientist identifies a rocky planet with a thin atmosphere in a different solar system. Based on the characteristics of planets in our solar system, what might the scientist predict? A. Like Neptune, the planet has a layer of methane gas

. B. The planet is likely to have

many moons

.

C. The planet is close to its sun the way Mercury is close to the sun in our solar system

D. A year on the planet is likely to be many times longer than a year on Earth.

The correct option is C.

The planet is close to its sun the way Mercury is close to the sun in our solar system.

Explanation:

Solar system consists of the Sun and the eight planets, dozens of moons, asteroids,comets, meteoroids. The names of the eight planets includes:

-- Mercury

-- Venus

-- Earth

-- Mars

-- Jupiter

-- Saturn

-- Uranus and

-- Neptune.

Mercury is a rocky planet with a thin atmosphere. It is the smallest terrestrial planet and the closest to the sun. It is said to have a thin atmosphere because it lacks hydrogen. The atmosphere gets thinner as one moves further away from the planets surface.

Mercury is a rocky dense planet because its composed mainly of iron and nickel with an iron core. It is also covered by a thin layer of tiny particle silicates.

Therefore the rocky planet with a thin atmosphere identified by the scientist must be a planet that is close to its sun the way Mercury is close to the sun in our solar system.

biology is the study of life. it is the study of living organism.

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