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gas giants are composed of gas while terrestrial planets are composed of solid matter

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Q: How are the gas giants different from theterrerestrial planets?
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How are the inner planets and the gas giants different?

the inner planets are rocky but the outer ones are made completely of gas. *Alex*


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.


How are rocky plants different then gas giants?

Please tell me you mean Planets not Plants, that is an odd image. Rocky Planets are made mostly of Rock ie solid stuff. Gas Giants are made mostly of Gas. Most gas giants are much bigger than the rocky planets. So far most of the extra solar planets are gas giants (they are bigger so easier to find)


What are gases do the different planets have?

Different planets have all sorts of different gasses Jupiter and Saturn are both gas giants and have many different gasses.


What planets are in the outer planets?

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How does the composition of Earths atmosphere different from the composition of the atmosphere of the gas giants planets?

The Gas Giants have a deep gas atmosphere and earth have a not so deep atmosphere


How are the planets classifications as a terrestrial plaent or gas giant generally related to their densities?

Rocky planets are denser than gas giants.


What are the out planets?

they are the gas giants.


Which planets are terrestrial and which planets are gas giants?

The Terrestrial Planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The Gas Giants are Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.


Are Jupiter and Saturn rocky planets or gas giants?

They are both gas giants


What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?

All terrestrial planets are able to maintain life, but the gas giants cannot.


What does the name gas giants suggest about four of the planets?

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