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Why do the inner planets have more of the lighter elements like hydrogen and helium gas like the outer planets do?
The Sun and its planets formed form a huge cloud (disk) of dust which contained both light and heavy elements, but there were more light elements (hydrogen) than heavy. As the disk coalesced into the sun and planets the areas close to the young sun were too hot (heated by the sun) for the light elements to condense and settle onto the young inner planets which are therefore rocky, while the outer planets being further from the sun did accumulate the lighter and more volatile elements. However in the centers of the giant planets there are rocky (heavy) cores.
What is different between gas giants and terrestrial?
Terrestrial planets contain much more of the heavy elements (such as iron and silicon) and less of the lighter elements (such as hydrogen and helium). Terrestrial planets are smaller and denser, and are also closer to the sun, and hence warmer as well. Gas giants are distant and cold.
What is the significance of the very heavy elements found in your sun and the earth?
The heavy elements found in the Sun and Earth were created through nuclear fusion processes in the cores of stars. These elements play a crucial role in the formation of planets and life as we know it. Studying them helps scientists understand the origin and evolution of our solar system.
What did the planets near the sun lose because of the sun's temperature?
Planets near the sun likely lost lighter elements like hydrogen and helium due to the sun's high temperature and solar wind. These elements were blown away, leaving behind the heavier elements that make up the terrestrial planets closer to the sun.
Why are the inner planets made of heavy materials?
The Inner Planets dense and rocky because they are close enough to the sun that the heat has driven off the free hydrogen and helium which forms most of the Gas Giant planets (and most of the universe). Only the heavier elements remain.
Why are the inner planets composed of heavy elements and outer planets composed of gas?
During the creation of the planets, gravitational forces pulled the heavier planets towards the center. The lighter gas filled planets by default established further orbits. It is thought that heat caused the inner planets to lose their gas composition.
Why are planets closest to the sun largely devoided of lighter elements?
The lighter elements turn to gas at a lower temperature and because of their lack of atmosphere are released from the planets out into space
Which solar system bodies contain mostly H and He gases?
The Sun and the jovian planets.
Is stars the size of the sun can produce elements heavier than oxygen true or false?
True. Our Sun will eventually produce elements as heavy as iron.
What are the inner planets made up of in the solar system?
The eightplanetsthat orbit the sun are (inorderfrom the sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.The inner planets are heavy element planets with mainly an iron core. Earth and Venus have an abundance of gases for an atmosphere although the Venusian would be unbreathable for humans. The outer planets are all "gas giants" with various elements at their center surrounded by enormous layers of gases.
Why are the planets called the sun family?
The planets in our solar system are sometimes considered the Sun's Family due to the fact that they all orbit the sun (the star at the center of our solar system). When thinking about this also consider planets that do not orbit a star (rogue planets), so is the sun's family just relating to our solar system? Another way to look at the term is the fact that all planets are 'children' of stars. During the life of a star, the heat and pressure turns light elements into heavy ones until Iron is formed. Once this happens, the death of the star in imminent and the star explodes, shooting its guts (all the elements created) into space which through the process of millions of years forms planets... and us! So everything can be considered the children of stars ;)
What elements does the Sun's heat contain?
The sun is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium, and the sun's heat carries those atoms with it.
