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There are two reasons that the Earth is denser than the sun. First, the sun is made mostly of hydrogen and helium while Earth is made of rock and metal, which are denser materials. Second, the sun is much hotter than Earth.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoEarth is the densest planet due to a combination of its mass and its composition. Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning it is composed primarily of rock and has a core made of metal. The rock and metal composition right away make it denser than the four most massive planets; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are made mostly of hydrogen and helium. The other terrestrial planets, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are closer in density to Earth. If you looked at composition alone it would seem that Mercury should be the the densest planet; it has a larger core in proportion to its size than Earth does and the metal of the core is denser than rock. However, because of its greater mass and stronger gravity, Earth's inner layers are more compressed than those of Mercury, making Earth slightly denser.
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∙ 15y agoIt is the largest rocky planet and the heat from formation along with the so-called 'iron catastrophe' which re-melted the entire planet caused crushing compaction of the interior, making it the most dense planet in the solar system.
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∙ 9y agoYes. Earth is the densest planet in the solar system.
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Densest planet in solar system not named after god?
No the densest planet (Earth is not named after any god.
Is Earth the densest planet in your Soluor System?
No. The son is most densest because it is for large. It can hold up to 2 and a hafl earth each.
What is the densest planet?
the Earth is, see : http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/cyberspace/planets/density.html
What is its density of planet earth?
Overall it's about 5500 kg/cubic meter, which is makes it (by a small margin) the densest planet in the Solar system.
What planet is made of mostly atmosphere?
None. By definition a rocky planet is mostly rock. Venus, by far, has the densest atmosphere of the terrestrial planets, but the planet itself is mostly rock and is similar in composition to Earth.
Which is the densest planet in your solar system?
Earth is the densest planet.
Densest planet in solar system not named after god?
No the densest planet (Earth is not named after any god.
What planet is the densest Earth or Uranus or Venus or Saturn?
Earth
Which is the densest planet?
i don't frigen know.... that's why im asking this website.
Is Earth the densest planet in your solar system?
Yes it is.
Is mercury one of the densest planet?
Second after Earth
Is Earth the densest planet in your Soluor System?
No. The son is most densest because it is for large. It can hold up to 2 and a hafl earth each.
Is Jupiter the largest densest and most massive planet?
No. Jupiter is the most massive but it is not the densest. Jupiter is made mostly of hydrogen and helium, which are low-density materials. Earth is the densest planet in the solar system.
What planet is most dense Mercury Venus or earth?
Earth, with a density of 5.515 gr/cm3, it is the densest planet in the solar system.
What is the densest planet known as?
The Earth is the most dense planet in our solar system out of all eight planets.
What is the densest planet?
the Earth is, see : http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/cyberspace/planets/density.html
What is the densest part of earth?
The densest part of earth is the core.
