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For planets of similar size but with one planet more massive than the other which planet is more likely to maintain an atmosphere explain?
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Which planets have the most gas in their atmosphere?
These planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Which planets have a banded layered atmosphere?
none
What planets atmosphere is full of methane clouds?
Juipter
What planets other than Earth have an atmosphere?
For planets, only Mercury lacks one.but you fool and suck
How does the composition of earths atmosphere differ from the composition of the atmosphere of the gas giant planets?
The Gas Giants have a deep gas atmosphere and earth have a not so deep atmosphere
How much more massive or larger would Mercury planet need to be in order to maintain and hold an atmosphere?
planets need magnetosphere to manain an atmosphere
Which Planet Hass A Crushing atmosphere?
Venus and the four outer planets all have a very thick and massive atmosphere.
How is the size of planet related to thickness of its atmosphere?
There is no simple relationship, but the general tendency is that more massive planets have more gravitational attraction, and are able to maintain a denser atmosphere. The amount of atmosphere a planet has may also depend on it closeness to the Sun / to the planet's star, and to its evolutionary history.
How is the size of the planet related to its thickness atmosphere?
There is no simple relationship, but the general tendency is that more massive planets have more gravitational attraction, and are able to maintain a denser atmosphere. The amount of atmosphere a planet has may also depend on it closeness to the Sun / to the planet's star, and to its evolutionary history.
Why do outer planets have a thicker atmospheres than the inner planets?
Gravity is the force that keeps an atmosphere in place, surrounding a planet. Since there is no actual roof or container holding in the atmosphere, gas can always leak away into outer space, if it is not held in place by gravity. So the stronger the gravitational force, the more atmosphere can be retained. Large planets have a lot of hydrogen in their atmosphere, but hydrogen leaks away from smaller planets. Large planets attracted more gas when they were originally formed, as well. Remember that the solar system itself, and everything in it, originally condensed out of an interstellar cloud of gas and dust.
Why are extrasolar planets more massive than earth?
Most of the known extrasolar planets are more massive than Earth because massive planets are easier to detect. We have detected planets smaller than Earth.
Is earth the most massive of the four inner planets?
Yes, Earth is the most massive of the four inner planets.
What does massive?
Massive is planets that orbit the sun and have more mass
Does the mass of a planets seem to effect how many moons it has?
Yes. The massive giant planets have far more moons than the less massive terrestrial planets.
What property controls the quantity of atmosphere in planets?
What property controls the quantity of atmosphere in planets?
Explain why the outer planets did not lose the light gases in their atmospheres?
In order for gas to leave a planet it needs to be hot enough and to overcome the planet's gravity. The outer planets are colder and are very massive in comparison to Earth.
What massive mean?
Massive is planets that orbit the sun and have more mass
