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What percent larger or smaller is Uranus than Earth?
Uranus is one of the gas giants, but is not as big as some of the other gas giants, like Jupiter. Earth is far, far smaller than Uranus.
What planets are larger than earth and has rings and moons?
The gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Is Neptune more gaseous than Earth?
Yes, Neptune is more gaseous than Earth. It is one of gas giants. It has much more gas than Earth because it is not as close to the sun like the other gas giants.
Which planets are gas giants why are they given this name?
The four outer, or gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are mainly made up of Hydrogen and Helium gas. They are also much larger than the Earth or the other three inner planets, so are referred to as gas giants.
Is Saturn smaller or larger than earth?
It is a lot bigger than Earth; it's classified as a Jovian planet, commonly nicknamed gas giants because of their size and composition. Saturn is about 95 times as massive as Earth, and about 764 times as large.
Why are gas giants called that?
They are giant - much larger than Earth - and they consist mainly of gas.
Is Saturn lager or smaller than earth?
The planet Saturn is considerably larger than the Earth. It is one of the gas giants (along with Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune) all of which are larger than the Earth.
What percent larger or smaller is Uranus than Earth?
Uranus is one of the gas giants, but is not as big as some of the other gas giants, like Jupiter. Earth is far, far smaller than Uranus.
What are the mian characteristic of the gas giants?
they are much larger and more massive than earth and they do not have solid surfaces.
What planets are larger than earth and has rings and moons?
The gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
How does venus compare to the other planets in terms of size?
The planet Venus is just slightly smaller than the Earth. It is larger than either Mars or Mercury, and it is much smaller than any of the four gas giants.
Is Neptune more gaseous than Earth?
Yes, Neptune is more gaseous than Earth. It is one of gas giants. It has much more gas than Earth because it is not as close to the sun like the other gas giants.
Is there wind on the gas giants?
Yes. The winds of the gas giants are far faster than thos on Earth.
Is it rocky on Neptune?
No, indeed. All of the planets farther out than Mars are gas giants. They are much, much larger than Earth, for instance, and are composed of various gases. There may be a rocky center core in the gas giants, but not on the surface. The moons of most of the gas giants are rocky . . . some have volcanoes - some are covered with ice.
Which planets are gas giants why are they given this name?
The four outer, or gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are mainly made up of Hydrogen and Helium gas. They are also much larger than the Earth or the other three inner planets, so are referred to as gas giants.
Is the gravity on Uranus light or heavy?
Uranus is one of the four gas giant planets of our solar system, and it is considerably larger than the Earth (although not nearly as large as Jupiter or Saturn, the largest gas giants) and it has a stronger gravitational field than the Earth.
Why are you closer to the sun than gas giants?
Because you live on earth.
