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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.


What is the difference between Jovian and Terrestrial planets?

Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy


Why are terrestrial planets different?

Terrestrial planets are different from gas giants because they are composed mainly of rock and metal, have solid surfaces, and are closer to the sun. Gas giants, on the other hand, are primarily made up of hydrogen and helium gases, have no solid surface, and are located further away from the sun in the outer solar system.


What is the difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian Planets?

Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy


Which planets don't have rings?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Whether Pluto is considered a planet anymore is under question, but it does not have any rings either. All of the giant planets, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter have rings.

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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.


What planets were formed by light gases blown away from the sun?

The planets that were formed by light gases are called terrestrial planets, also known as the gas giants.The gas giants are:JUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNE


What is the difference between Jovian and Terrestrial planets?

Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy


Why are terrestrial planets different?

Terrestrial planets are different from gas giants because they are composed mainly of rock and metal, have solid surfaces, and are closer to the sun. Gas giants, on the other hand, are primarily made up of hydrogen and helium gases, have no solid surface, and are located further away from the sun in the outer solar system.


How are the gas giant different from the terrestrial planets?

The gas giants don't have a solid surface like that found on the terrestrial planets. They are also a lot bigger, are further away from the sun and a lot colder because of this. They take a longer time period to orbit the sun.


Compare and contrast terrestrial and Jovian planets?

Terrestrial planets, like Earth and Mars, are small, rocky, and have solid surfaces. They have thin atmospheres and are closer to the sun. Jovian planets, such as Jupiter and Saturn, are gas giants with thick atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. They are much larger, have no solid surfaces, and are farther away from the sun.


What is the difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian Planets?

Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy


How do the gas giants stay constantly colder than the terrestrial planets?

Because they are further away from the Sun. Jupiter actually produces more heat internally than it gets from the Sun.


Does a planet's distance from the sun relate to the type of surface on that planet?

No. This is a case of "correlation does not imply causation". In our solar system, the planets closest to the star are terrestrial planets and the planets farther from the star are gas giants. After the gas giants are the dwarf planets which are also terrestrial. That order can easily be changed. In other solar systems it is quite possible that the gas giants would be the planets closest to the star at roughly the same distances as the terrestrial planets are in our solar system.


What does terrestrial and jovian mean?

Terrestrial planet are the inner planet. mostly composed with rock and metal. Terrestrial planet are:Mercury,Venus,Earth, and Mars Jovian planet are a gas giant and the outer planet. Jovian planet are:Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune


What are some different things between terrestrial planet and gaseous planet?

Gaseous planets are often significantly more massive than terrestrial planets. They are not primarily composed of solid rock, as terrestrial planets are, and instead consist of particles of water, hydrogen, and helium. Gaseous planets also lack a atmosphere, as the gas merely thins farther away from the gravitational hold of the center. Alternatively, one could say that gas giants are almost entirely composed of an atmosphere for a dense, small, or sometimes almost nonexistent core.


Which planets don't have rings?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Whether Pluto is considered a planet anymore is under question, but it does not have any rings either. All of the giant planets, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter have rings.