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What is the name given to planets with a lot of gas?
The solar system
What does the name gas giants suggest about four of the planets?
The planets are made out of gas.
What is another name for the outer planets which describes their physical characteristics?
These four planets are known as the 'Gas Giant' planets.
What is the other name for outer planets?
The outer planets are Gas Giants, also known as Jovian planets.
What is the name given to outer planets?
The Ice Giants.
Can you name one of the giant gas planets?
Jupiter
Name 2 Gas planets?
neptune and uranus
Do the gas giants have thinner atmosphere than the terrestrial planets?
No. As the name gas giant implies, these planets are made largely of gas. They have extremely thick atmospheres.
What is the nickname given to the outer planets?
The outer planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are often referred to as the "gas giants" because they are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium gas.
Why are were the jovian planets given this name?
The jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are named after the Roman god Jupiter, who is the king of the gods. This naming convention reflects the grand and powerful nature of these gas giant planets, similar to the grandeur of the king of the gods in Roman mythology.
Name the gas planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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.
