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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.
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∙ 11y agoYou have Terrestrial Planets and Gas-giants because, before the early solar system formed, matter around the area that we call our solar system formed a disk of gas and dust. Most of this matter was in the center. Matter clumped together due to gravity. The disk flattened while spinning faster and faster. The Sun, planets, and moons formed from this matter.
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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 separates terrestrial planets and Gas Giants?
Gases .
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.
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What is a common feature of inner planets?
The inner planets are all terrestrial - they are "rocky". The outer planets are gas giants.
What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
All terrestrial planets are able to maintain life, but the gas giants cannot.
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.
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 do gas giants and terrestrial planets have the common?
They are both planets !!!!
What separates the terrestrial planets and the Gas Giants?
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What is between the gas and terrestrial planets?
The Asteroid Belt is a demarcation between the gas giants and terrestrial type planets.
Which types of planets tend to have the most moons terrestrial or gas giants?
gas giants
What separates terrestrial planets and Gas Giants?
Gases .
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.
Compare gas giants to terrestrial planets?
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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.
