What do we mean when we say that the terrestrial worlds underwent differentiation?
A) They lost interior heat to outer space.
B) Their surfaces show a variety of different geological features resulting from different geological processes.
C) When their interiors were molten, denser materials sank toward their centers and lighter materials rose toward their surfaces.
D) The five terrestrial worlds all started similarly but ended up looking quite different.
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