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Of the 8 planets, four are rocky and four are gas planets, so there are equal numbers.
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Do rock planets or gas planets have more moons?
The gas planets have more moons. Of all the gas planets non has fewer than 14 moons. Of the rocky planets, none has more than two. Mercury and Venus have none at all.
How do the planets in the two groups different?
The first 4 planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called rock planets, and the last 4, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are the gas planets. The main differences between these two groups are that the rock planets are made of rock, the gas planets are made of gas, the rock planets are typically smaller than the gas planets, and the gas planets have rings.
Why do gaseous planets have a grater gravitational pull?
all the gas planets in our solar system are extremely large, so despite the low density of gas they are much heavier than the rock planets, that's why they have more pull
Are mercury and mars gas planets?
No, they are not, they are both rock planets.
Which group of planets is more massive than the group of rocky planets?
The gas giants.
Do gas planets rotate around their axes faster than rock ones?
They go faster
Are the gas planets bigger or smaller than the rocky planets?
the gas planets are bigger than the rocky planets
Why are the densities of the terrestrial and jovian planets so different?
The terrestrial planets are primarily composed of rock and the jovian planets are mostly gas (primarily Hydrogen). Rock has a higher density than Hydrogen, giving the terrestrial planets a higher density.
Does the asteroid belt separate the rock planets from the gas planets?
yes
Is gas more dense then rock?
rock is denser than gas because it is a solid
What planets are made of rock and gas?
All
What are large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star called?
Large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star are planets.
