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The term year refers to the amount of time it takes a planet to complete a full orbit around a star. The units of time for planetary orbits are specified relative to Earth time, typically Earth days or Earth years.
The wider an orbit is of a planet, the less is the gravitational force exerted on it by a star, and thus the planet travels slower. This is affected further by the size of the planet: larger planets have greater attraction to the sun, since the gravitational force between two objects requires the masses of both objects, so they would have to travel faster to escape the gravity of their parent star(s). This is complicated further by the gravitational influences of other solar objects.
Logic aside, however, the comparison of the orbital years of planets is easily confirmed through observation. In the related NASA link below, the table shows that each planet in our solar system has a longer year the further from the sun it is. Hence, Jupiter has a longer year than Earth, Saturn has a longer year than Jupiter, and so forth.
Also, for sake of precision, keep in mind that terrestrial refers to Earth, while jovian refers to Jupiter (jovial means having good humor).
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Do Jovian planets rotate faster than Terrestrial planets?
No. The length of a planet's year is determined by its distance from its sun. In our solar system all of the Jovian planets orbit farther from the sun than the terrestrial ones and therefore have longer years.
How do the terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets?
The jovian planets have no solid ground just compressed gases the terrestrial planets have solid ground. The Jovian planets are named gas giants because they are farther then the sun and are not solid and the terrestrial planets are closer to the sun and do not have as much gases.
What planets days last longer than its years?
Pluto(i think)
Which planets have years longer than one earth year?
All planets with a greater orbit than the Earth.MarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
How many years does it take for all the planets to align?
The time it takes to get from one planet to another depends on the departure and arrival planets. It can take about two years to get from Earth to Mars where it will take about six years to get from Earth to Jupiter.
Do Jovian planets rotate faster than Terrestrial planets?
No. The length of a planet's year is determined by its distance from its sun. In our solar system all of the Jovian planets orbit farther from the sun than the terrestrial ones and therefore have longer years.
What planets years are longer than its days?
venus!
How do the terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets?
The jovian planets have no solid ground just compressed gases the terrestrial planets have solid ground. The Jovian planets are named gas giants because they are farther then the sun and are not solid and the terrestrial planets are closer to the sun and do not have as much gases.
Why do the further planets have longer years and lower temperatures?
it is farther from the sun
What planets days last longer than its years?
Pluto(i think)
Which planets have years longer than one earth year?
All planets with a greater orbit than the Earth.MarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
Are inner planets large or small?
The inner, or Terrestrial planets are very small in comparison to the outer, or Jovian planets. The smallest Jovian planet, Uranus, is 14.5 times larger than the largest Terrestrial planet, Earth.
Why does it takes some planets only days to revolve around the sun and other planets more than one hundred years?
It takes longer because the planets are differant distances away from the sun, the greater the difference the longer it take
Do any planets have longer days or years?
No two planets in our solar system have the same length of day or length of year. Compared with Earth, these planets have longer years: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. These have much longer days than Earth: Mercury and Venus. Mars has a day that's slightly longer than Earth's day. Depending on the particular definition of "day" that is used, two planets have a day that's longer than than that planet's year. They are Mercury (solar day) and Venus (sidereal day).
How many years does it take for all the planets to align?
The time it takes to get from one planet to another depends on the departure and arrival planets. It can take about two years to get from Earth to Mars where it will take about six years to get from Earth to Jupiter.
Why do planets have different numbers of days in their years?
Well, basically different planets take longer to orbit the Sun. For example, Jupiter takes longer to orbit than earth, so Jupiter has a longer year. On Venus, a day lasts longer than a year as it takes longer to spin on its axis that to orbit the sun.
Would a year on the planets take longer or shorter then an earth year explain?
It depends on the planet. The planets orbiting closer to the sun than earth (Mercury and Venus) have shorter years, because they have smaller orbits, and travel faster. The planets further from the sun (Mars, Jupier, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) have longer years because they have larger orbits and travel slower.
