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Why are the gas giants far away from the sun and the terrestrial planets close?
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∙ 16y ago
They are so large travelling closer to the sun they would have an increased velocity losing there gas to solar winds ect.
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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.
What is the difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian Planets?
Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy
What is the difference between Jovian and Terrestrial planets?
Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy
Which planets don't have rings?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Whether Pluto is considered a planet anymore is under question, but it does not have any rings either. All of the giant planets, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter have rings.
Which planets are close to Jupiter?
Saturn and Mars are very close, Mars is the closest as it is 551 million km away!
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.
What planets were formed by light gases blown away from the sun?
The planets that were formed by light gases are called terrestrial planets, also known as the gas giants.The gas giants are:JUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNE
If Pluto were as large as mercury could it be classified as terrestrial?
No it would still be too far out to be terrestrial
What is the difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian Planets?
Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy
What is the difference between Jovian and Terrestrial planets?
Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy
How do the gas giants stay constantly colder than the terrestrial planets?
Because they are further away from the Sun. Jupiter actually produces more heat internally than it gets from the Sun.
How are the gas giant different from the terrestrial planets?
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.
What are some different things between terrestrial planet and gaseous planet?
Gaseous planets are often significantly more massive than terrestrial planets. They are not primarily composed of solid rock, as terrestrial planets are, and instead consist of particles of water, hydrogen, and helium. Gaseous planets also lack a atmosphere, as the gas merely thins farther away from the gravitational hold of the center. Alternatively, one could say that gas giants are almost entirely composed of an atmosphere for a dense, small, or sometimes almost nonexistent core.
Why are the four closest planets to the sun are of terrestrial nature and the last four are of gaseous-icy nature?
The gas giants and the terrestrial planets initially formed in similar ways, however, the powerful solar wind of the young sun stripped away the first atmospheres of the inner planets. The outer planets were less affected by this and so retained their thick atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. Today, the outer planets recieve much less heat from the sun than do the inner planets, allowing various ices to form.
Is there a small gap in space between the Terrestrias and the gas giants?
The distance between the orbit of Mars (the outermost terrestrial planet) and the orbit of Jupiter (the innermost gas giant) is about 500 million km. Most people would not consider that "small". Scientists used to believe that there was a reason that the terrestrial planets were near the sun and the gas giants were far away. As we learn more about extrasolar planets, we're discovering that it's possible for gas giants to form quite near their star, and our solar system is the way it is largely because of coincidence.
Which planets don't have rings?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Whether Pluto is considered a planet anymore is under question, but it does not have any rings either. All of the giant planets, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter have rings.
Why do you have terrestrial planets and gas giants?
As the Sun came into life, the lighter elements (hydrogen and helium etc) were "blasted" away from the Sun, while the heavier elements (iron and rock) stayed closer to the Sun. These heavier elements coalesced into the inner or terrestrial planets, while the lighter elements, now further from the Sun, passed, what is known as the ice line [See related link]. The reduction in temperature allowed the lighter elements to condense into solid particles and the gas giants or Jovian planets began to form. Many of the exoplanets that have been found are too close to their star to have formed in this manner but it is believed that they were formed outside of the ice line and have subsequently been drawn closer to their host star.
