A terrestrial planet that forms in an environment with very few leftover planetesimals would differ from terrestrial planets in our Solar System because it would:
A) not have cooled as rapidly.
B) not have experienced magma flooding events.
C) have cooled more rapidly.
D) not have differentiated.

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A terrestrial planet with few leftover planetesimals would likely not experience significant impacts that cause magma flooding events, unlike planets in our Solar System that were bombarded by planetesimals.

A Terrestrial Planet That Forms in an Environment with Very