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the gas planets are bigger than the rocky planets
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Are gas planets smaller or bigger than rocky planets?
They are larger, at least based on the planets in our solar system.
How do the four rocky planets compare to the four gas giants in size?
All four rocky planets are much smaller than gas planets.
Do the bigger planets rotate slower than smaller planets?
no
How do the four rocky planets compare to the four gas giants size?
All four rocky planets are much smaller than gas planets.
What percent of the planets are bigger than Earth?
There are 8 planets Mercury (smaller than Earth) Venus (smaller than Earth) Earth Mars (smaller than Earth) Jupiter (bigger than Earth) Saturn (bigger than Earth) Uranus (bigger than Earth) Neptune (bigger than Earth) so 3 smaller & 4 bigger than Earth 37.5% smaller than Earth 50% bigger than Earth
How do inner planets differ?
Inner planets differ from outer planets because they have rocky core (excepting Pluto), and the are much smaller than outer planets, which are bigger and take more time to orbit Sun than inner planets because of their location. Outer planets are farther from the Sun than inner planets.
What percent of the planets are smalller than earth?
There are 8 planets Mercury (smaller than Earth) Venus (smaller than Earth) Earth Mars (smaller than Earth) Jupiter (bigger than Earth) Saturn (bigger than Earth) Uranus (bigger than Earth) Neptune (bigger than Earth) so 3 smaller & 4 bigger than Earth 37.5% smaller than Earth 50% bigger than Earth
Are gas planets bigger than Rocky planets?
The Gas Giants, or Jovian Planets are the outer planets of our solar system. (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) The Rocky Planets, or Inner Planets, are much smaller compared to the outer planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) To answer your question, yes, the gas planets are larger than the rocky planets.Update: Since the voyager space probe, only Jupiter and Saturn are now classified as the Gas giants. Uranus and Neptune are now referred to as the Ice giants.
What is bigger than an asteroid smaller than mercury and farther from Neptune?
They are the dwarf planets.
Is a dwarf planet bigger than a gas planet?
The gas planets are the largest planets in the solar system. The dwarf planets are smaller than even the smallest planets.
Is Haumea bigger or smaller than earth?
Like all dwarf planets, Haumea is significantly smaller than Earth.
What are smaller than planets but bigger than moons and found in an orbit around the sun?
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