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The gas giants don't have a solid surface like that found on the terrestrial planets. They are also a lot bigger, are further away from the sun and a lot colder because of this. They take a longer time period to orbit the sun.
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How are terrestrial planets different from the Jovian planets?
Terrestrial planets have terra firma, a.k.a. hard ground. The gas giants are giant balls of gas.
What is earth a terrestrial planet or a gas giant?
A terrestrial planet, Gas giant planets are made of gas....
Is Jupiter a giant gas or a terrestrial planet?
Jupiter is one of the four gas giant planets, the outer planets.
Why are the terrestrial planets solid?
terrestrial means a planet that is solid and not a gas giant, however even the solid planets have liquid interiors.
How do the sizes of the terrestrial planets compare to the gas giants?
The average terrestrial planet has only about 10.3% of the diameter and 0.4% of the mass of the average gas giant.
How are terrestrial planets different from the Jovian planets?
Terrestrial planets have terra firma, a.k.a. hard ground. The gas giants are giant balls of gas.
What is earth a terrestrial planet or a gas giant?
A terrestrial planet, Gas giant planets are made of gas....
What is earth a terrestrial planet or a gas giant earth?
A terrestrial planet, Gas giant planets are made of gas....
Is Venus's a terrestrial or gas giant?
Venus is one of the four rocky or terrestrial planets - not a gas giant.
Is Jupiter terrestrial?
No. It is a gas giant. Terrestrial planets are planets that are mainly made of land.
How are gas giant planets and terrestrial planets similar?
They are are not similar.
Is Jupiter a giant gas or a terrestrial planet?
Jupiter is one of the four gas giant planets, the outer planets.
Why are the terrestrial planets solid?
terrestrial means a planet that is solid and not a gas giant, however even the solid planets have liquid interiors.
What type of planet is rocky or gaseous?
The "terrestrial planets" are rocky and the "gas giant planets" are gaseous.
Does mars have a gas giant or a rocky terrestrial?
Mars is a terrestrial type planet itself. It has no other planets, gas giants or otherwise.
What are planets like mercury venus mars?
They are classified as terrestrial planets. The other grouping is called the gas giant planets.
Is Neptune a gas giant or a terrestrial?
The outer four planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all Gas Giants.So Neptune is a Gas Giant.
