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Answer the following Critical Thinking Question. For each question include the question number, the letter of your choice, and then justify your choice. You may respond to the answers of the other students after you have answered the question.

Refer to the following statement when answering each question.

A tiny new planet, about the size of the Moon, is discovered between the orbits of Mercury and Venus.

1  Most probably this planet will:

orbit clockwise

orbit counterclockwise

can't tell

2  Most probably this planet will:

have a cratered surface

have a smooth surface

can't tell

3  Most probably this planet will:

have a molten core

have a solid core

can't tell

4  Most probably this planet will:

have an atmosphere

have no atmosphere

can't tell

5  Most probably this planet will:

have a magnetic field

have no magnetic field

can't tell

6  Most probably this planet will:

rotate clockwise

rotate counterclockwise

can't tell

Now, complete the following questions.

1. Explain why mercury does not have a substantial atmosphere?

2. Why is mars red? B.) Why is the Martian sky the color of butterscotch?

A full moon on earth is bright enough to cast shadows. As seen from the Martian surface, would you expect a full phobos or fullldeimos to cast shadows? Why or why not?