Multiple Choice
The average density of the large, outer planets is
A) close to the density of water.
B) much higher than the density of Earth rocks, due to the great gravitational compression of their interiors.
C) very much less than the density of water because of the amount of hydrogen they contain.
D) close to the density of basaltic rocks on Earth.
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