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A gas giant is a large planet that is not primarily made up of rock or other solid matter. Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn are gas giants in our Solar System. However, some scientists refer to Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants". Planets that over 10 Earth masses are termed giant planets.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoGas giants are the four far planets from the Sun, (In order, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) made up of only gas and bigger than the four rocky planets (that's why they're called giants)
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∙ 15y agoYes, Jupiter is a gas giant and it is considered a planet. Gas Giants are planets mostly made of gases.
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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.
What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
All terrestrial planets are able to maintain life, but the gas giants cannot.
Another name for the inner planets?
The outer planets are also called Jovian planets or gas giants. These planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These outer planets are gaseous with no solid surfaces and only liquid cores.
Which types of planets tend to have the most moons terrestrial or gas giants?
gas giants
What separates the terrestrial planets and the Gas Giants?
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What planets are in the outer planets?
gas giants.
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.
How are the gas giants different from theterrerestrial planets?
gas giants are composed of gas while terrestrial planets are composed of solid matter
Are Jupiter and Saturn rocky planets or gas giants?
They are both 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.
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?
The planets are made out of gas.
Another name for the inner planets?
The outer planets are also called Jovian planets or gas giants. These planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These outer planets are gaseous with no solid surfaces and only liquid cores.
Are planets more likely to be gas giants or terrestrial planets?
Bigger planets are more likely to be gas giants while smaller ones are more likely to be terrestrial. This of course is not the answer to your question which is, of all planets that may exist, is there a greater likelyhood of there being terrestrial planets or gas giants?
What do gas giants and terrestrial planets have the common?
They are both planets !!!!
Which types of planets tend to have the most moons terrestrial or gas giants?
gas giants
