The graph below plots the escape velocity of each planet along the vertical axis and its surface temperature along the horizontal. The lines plotted in the figure are the average speeds of gas particles as a function of temperature for various gases. Which of the planets or satellite plotted in this diagram is least able to hold an atmosphere
A) Mars
B) the Moon
C) Mercury
D) Venus
E) Earth
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Q1: Which of the following supports the idea
Q3: Which of the solar system objects listed
Q4: Mars has a sufficient mass and a
Q5: How rapidly a planet loses its atmosphere
Q6: _ is a very long and deep
Q7: The flow patterns found on the surface
Q8: The graph below plots the escape velocity
Q9: The extreme size of volcanoes on Mars
Q10: The theory that Mercury shrank slightly when
Q11: Coronae on Venus are believed to be
A)impact
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