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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.
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What are no different terrestrial and gas giants?
why
What is between the gas and terrestrial planets?
The Asteroid Belt is a demarcation between the gas giants and terrestrial type planets.
How are the gas giants different from theterrerestrial planets?
gas giants are composed of gas while terrestrial planets are composed of solid matter
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 separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
All terrestrial planets are able to maintain life, but the gas giants cannot.
What is the relationship between gas giants and terrestrial planets regarding astronomical units?
All of the terrestrial planets are within 1.52 AU of the Sun. All of the gas giants are greater then 5 AU of the sun. The relationship is that most of the terrestrial planets are very close to the sun while gas giants are much further away.
How are the gas giants different from the terrestrial?
Gas giants are much bigger, are more distant from the sun, and are composed mostly of gas (particularly methane and ammonia) whereas the terrestrial planets are composed mostly of rock and metal, are closer to the sun, and are smaller.
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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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.
Is there a small gap in space between the terrestrials and the gas giants?
No, there is a large interval between the inner, terrestrial planets and the outer gas giants, which is filled by the asteroids. It is not a gap in the sense that it is filled with other things.
Is there a small gap in the space between the terrestrials and the gas giants?
No, there is a large interval between the inner, terrestrial planets and the outer gas giants, which is filled by the asteroids. It is not a gap in the sense that it is filled with other things.
