Select the largest inner planet and the largest outer planet in your Mystery Solar System.( The Mystery
Question:
Select the largest inner planet and the largest outer planet in your Mystery Solar System.(The Mystery Solar System is not the one which we are located, is a imaginary one, solve the question according to the data in table.) For each of these, use the location, size, and composition (based on density) to answer these questions. Be sure to list these values in your answers. You should also compare these values to the worlds in our solar system to help you answer these questions.
a. What is likely to be the most important heat source in the interiors of each of these planets? Explain your choice.
b. Is the interior likely to be hot enough to power convective motion in the mantle? Explain why or why not.
College Physics Reasoning and Relationships
ISBN: 978-0840058195
2nd edition
Authors: Nicholas Giordano