Depth of the atmosphere. Gas planets have the thickest and largest of atmospheres. Below gas planets atmospheres are pools of hydrogen or in some cases volatile ices that form in a giant ocean above the surface. It's estimated that Jupiter's rocky surface is only about the size of three Earths but the bloated atmosphere makes for most of the planet.
The main factor that separates the inner rocky planets from the outer gas planets is their composition and distance from the Sun. The inner rocky planets, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are closer to the Sun and have solid surfaces made primarily of rock and metal. The outer gas planets, like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are located farther from the Sun and are composed mostly of gases and liquids, with no solid surface.
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All four rocky planets are much smaller than gas planets.
Inner planets, or terrestrial planets, are characterized by their solid rocky surfaces and close proximity to the sun. They tend to have thin atmospheres and lack the presence of rings or many natural satellites.
Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, not rocky planets. They are primarily made up of gases like hydrogen and helium and do not have a solid surface like rocky planets such as Earth.
The main factor that separates the inner rocky planets from the outer gas planets is their composition and distance from the Sun. The inner rocky planets, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are closer to the Sun and have solid surfaces made primarily of rock and metal. The outer gas planets, like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are located farther from the Sun and are composed mostly of gases and liquids, with no solid surface.
the gas planets are bigger than the rocky planets
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Rocky planets are denser than gas giants.
they are rocky and have terrain areas the rest of the planets are all gas
All four rocky planets are much smaller than gas planets.
Inner planets, or terrestrial planets, are characterized by their solid rocky surfaces and close proximity to the sun. They tend to have thin atmospheres and lack the presence of rings or many natural satellites.
Mercury is a rocky planet. The inner planets (first four planets from the sun) are rocky planets (which means that you could stand on them) and are the smallest. While the outer planets (last four planets from the sun) are gas planets and the biggest.
The "terrestrial planets" are rocky and the "gas giant planets" are gaseous.
All four rocky planets are much smaller than gas planets.
What separates them is between Mars and Jupiter. It's called the asteroid belt.
Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, not rocky planets. They are primarily made up of gases like hydrogen and helium and do not have a solid surface like rocky planets such as Earth.