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Are any moons as large as terrestrial planets?
Well, if you count Pluto as terrestrial (it's not a gas giant either) Jupiter's moon Ganymede is bigger than it. Other moons might be bigger than Mercury, but they're all Jupiter's.
Differentiate Jovian planet from terrestrial planet?
The four Jovian planets in our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The four terrestrial planets are Earth, Venus, Mars and Mercury. The difference between the Jovian planets and the terrestrial planets is that Jovian planets are enormous and made of gasses and ices while terrestrial planets are relatively small and made of rocks and metals. Other differences are that terrestrial planets have high densities, rotate slowly, have no moons or magnetic fields and have thin atmospheres (Earth is an exception because it has a moon and a magnetic field), while Jovian planets have low densities, rotate rapidly, have many moons and a magnetic field and have thick atmospheres.
Are moons satellites to planets?
yes moons are satellites to other planets
How is the atmosphere of Venus different from that of other terrestrial planets?
yes
Do moons revolve around other planets?
Yes. A moon (or natural satellite) do revolve around other planets besides Earth. The only two planets without moons revolving around them are Mercury and Venus.
Is the moon the same size as moons of the other terrestrial planets?
No. The Moon is large compared to Earth. Almost all other moons are much smaller relative to the planets they orbit.
Why do the gas planets have many moons?
The gas planets are much more massive than the terrestrial planets and therefore have stronger gravity. It is believed that as they formed many of their moons formed around them much like the planets formed around the sun. Other moons are likely captured asteroids and comets.
Are any moons as large as terrestrial planets?
Well, if you count Pluto as terrestrial (it's not a gas giant either) Jupiter's moon Ganymede is bigger than it. Other moons might be bigger than Mercury, but they're all Jupiter's.
Differentiate Jovian planet from terrestrial planet?
The four Jovian planets in our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The four terrestrial planets are Earth, Venus, Mars and Mercury. The difference between the Jovian planets and the terrestrial planets is that Jovian planets are enormous and made of gasses and ices while terrestrial planets are relatively small and made of rocks and metals. Other differences are that terrestrial planets have high densities, rotate slowly, have no moons or magnetic fields and have thin atmospheres (Earth is an exception because it has a moon and a magnetic field), while Jovian planets have low densities, rotate rapidly, have many moons and a magnetic field and have thick atmospheres.
Are moons satellites to planets?
yes moons are satellites to other planets
Are any moons as large as planets?
Yes. Ganymede and Titan, which are moons of Jupiter and Saturn, are larger than the planet Mercury. Several other moons in the solar system, including our own moon, are larger than Pluto, which was formerly considered a planet. These moons would likely be considered planets if they had their own orbits around the sun.
What terrestrial planets are there?
The terrestrial planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. There are many more terrestrial planets orbiting stars other than the sun.
What are the 2 other name of inner planets?
Terrestrial Planets, and Rocky Planets
How is Earth's moon different then moons of other planets?
Earth's moon is very large in proportion to its planet. It is just over one quarter of Earth's diameter. While several moons in the solar system are larger than our moon, they orbit much larger planets.
Why do gas planets have more moons then terrestrial planets?
It's mainly because they are much bigger and so have more gravity to attract material to form moons. For example, Jupiter (the biggest gas giant) has more than 300 times the mass of Earth (the biggest of the terrestrial planets in our solar system). When the solar system was forming around 4.5 billion years ago, Jupiter (which has 63 moons at last count) had more capability to attract and keep material around it that eventually formed moons, compared to the Earth. This capability was only strengthened by the fact that Jupiter (and the other gas giants) were further away from the Sun than Earth (and the other terrestrial planets) and so the gravitional "competition" with the Sun was less for Jupiter's moons than Earth's moon.
How many planets have two moons?
Only Mars has two moons. The other planets have either one moon, no moons, or many moons.
Which terrestrial planet has the most moons?
Mars, which is a terrestial planet, has two moons. However, Jupiter, which is a gas giant and not terrestial, has at least 14 moons.
