0
Why do gas giants generally have lower average lower average temperatures than the terrestrial?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
The gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are much farther from the Sun than the inner planets, and so receive less solar heating. They are very hot in their interiors, however, due to compression from the large overlying atmosphere.
It is difficult to accurately theorize what their mass, size, and composition would be if they were in closer orbits, but they would have higher average temperatures. The second reason for the low average temperature of gas giants is their large diameter, with a greater volume of atmosphere farther from the layers that have higher compression and heat retention. Even for Earth, the majority of the atmosphere (in the higher altitudes) is extremely cold by surface standards.
Roslyn Walter
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why do gas giants generally lhave lower average temperaturers than the terrestrial planets?
they are farther from the sun
What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
All terrestrial planets are able to maintain life, but the gas giants cannot.
What separates the terrestrial planets and the 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.
Which types of planets tend to have the most moons terrestrial or gas giants?
gas giants
Why do gas giants generally lhave lower average temperaturers than the terrestrial planets?
they are farther from the sun
How do the sizes of the terrestrial planets compare to the gas giants?
The average terrestrial planet has only about 10.3% of the diameter and 0.4% of the mass of the average gas giant.
What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
All terrestrial planets are able to maintain life, but the gas giants cannot.
What are no different terrestrial and gas giants?
why
What separates the terrestrial planets and the 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.
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.
Which types of planets tend to have the most moons terrestrial or gas giants?
gas giants
What separates terrestrial planets and Gas Giants?
Gases .
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 is the average temperature of the red giant star?
Red giants have temperatures between about 5,000 and 6,700 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is between the gas and terrestrial planets?
The Asteroid Belt is a demarcation between the gas giants and terrestrial type planets.
