Extrasolar planetary systems are similar to our solar system in all of the following ways,EXCEPT:
A)that planetary orbits are relatively coplanar.
B)for the presence of hot Jupiters in some systems.
C)that planets orbit in the same direction that their parent star rotates.
D)that the systems contain interplanetary debris, such as comets or asteroids.
E)None of these is dissimilar to our solar system.

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The presence of hot Jupiters is not similar to our solar system as our Jupiter is not a hot Jupiter and is located farther from the Sun. While the other choices all describe similarities between extrasolar planetary systems and our own solar system, the presence of hot Jupiters in some systems is not found in our own solar system. Hot Jupiters are gas giant planets that orbit very close to their parent star, which is much closer than Mercury’s orbit around our Sun. There is no equivalent planet in our own solar system that orbits this close to the Sun.

Extrasolar Planetary Systems Are Similar to Our Solar System in All