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Another major source of planetary heating is from radioactive decay - primarily from such isotopes as uranium-238, uranium-235, thorium-232, and potassium-40. The gas giants of our solar system have an additional source: from internal pressure. Since gas can be significantly compressed, this compression leads to a significant source of heat (the terrestrial planets, being made of rock and metal, can only compress slightly). This is the main reason why Jupiter and Saturn actually give off more heat than they recieve.
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How important is the sun to earth and the other planets?
The sun is crucial for the existence of life on Earth as it provides light, heat, and energy for photosynthesis. It also plays a key role in the gravitational dynamics that hold our solar system together. For other planets, the sun is important for providing light and heat, but the degree of its significance varies depending on the planet's distance from the sun and its composition.
What effect does the sun have on earth and the other planets?
The sun provides light and heat to Earth, which drives our planet's climate and sustains life. For other planets, the sun provides light and heat as well, influencing their atmospheres, weather patterns, and surface conditions. The sun's gravitational pull also keeps the planets in orbit around it.
How does the temp of the planets vary with the distance from the sun?
Generally speaking, the further a planet is from the sun, the colder it is, since less of the suns energy reaches a given area of the planets surface. Other factors come into play though, such as the rotation of the planet, its composition, size and atmosphere. Venus is the hottest planet, though it is only second from the sun. this is because Mercury has no atmosphere, while Venus has a very thick, heat retaining atmosphere. Planet (in order from sun)Average temperature in 'CAverage distance from sun (km)Distance from the sun in AUMercury*6757,909,1750.387Venus462108,208,9300.723Earth14.05149,597,8901Mars-63227,936,6401.524Jupiter**-108778,412,0105.203Saturn**-1391,426,725,4009.537Uranus**-1972,870,972,20019.191Neptune**-2014,498,252,90030.069 *This is the average temperature at the equator. Unlike the other planets Mercury has a huge range in surface temperature due to lack of atmosphere. At the equator, the surface temperature on Mercury can range from 100K (-173'C) to 700K (430'C).**temperature at the 1.0 bar pressure level
What is hotter planets or stars?
Stars are hotter than planets. Stars are massive balls of gas that produce heat and light through nuclear reactions in their cores, while planets do not produce their own heat and rely on the heat they receive from the star they orbit.
Why is the temperature higher on these 4 inner planets than the 5 outer planets?
The inner planets are closer to the Sun than the outer planets, so they receive more direct sunlight and heat. Additionally, the inner planets have solid surfaces that can absorb and retain heat, while the outer planets are mostly composed of gas and have no solid surface to absorb heat. This combination of factors leads to higher temperatures on the inner planets compared to the outer planets.
What do th sun do?
The sun gives off energy,heat,and light to Earth and other planets.
What gives heat and light to all the planets?
The Sun is the primary source of heat and light for all the planets in our solar system. It emits energy through nuclear fusion reactions in its core, which produces heat and light that reach all the planets, including Earth.
How important is the sun to earth and the other planets?
The sun is crucial for the existence of life on Earth as it provides light, heat, and energy for photosynthesis. It also plays a key role in the gravitational dynamics that hold our solar system together. For other planets, the sun is important for providing light and heat, but the degree of its significance varies depending on the planet's distance from the sun and its composition.
What it gives off its own heat and light?
The sun gives off its own heat and light through the process of nuclear fusion in its core. This fusion of hydrogen atoms creates enormous amounts of energy that radiates out into space as heat and light, providing warmth and light to Earth and the other planets in the solar system.
How do planets get their light and heat?
From the Sun like we do & distance from there determines temp> For example Venus is very hot, but Pluto-the opposite.
Why are outer planets made mostly of gas?
mainly because they are not shown by the sun.The sun gives heat,oxygen,and more.
How does the temperature of the planets vary with the distance from the sun?
The further a planet is from the sun, the less light and heat radiation it gets from the sun leaving it a cooler planet. However, a planet with a gaseous atmosphere is less likely to radiate away the planets heat so it may retain more of the solar heat.
How does the temperature of the planets vary with distance from the sun?
The further a planet is from the sun, the less light and heat radiation it gets from the sun leaving it a cooler planet. However, a planet with a gaseous atmosphere is less likely to radiate away the planets heat so it may retain more of the solar heat.
Why did earth and the other planets in our solar system develop layered structures?
Gravity and heat.
What reaction gives out heat and other kinds of energy?
Endothermic
Is heat transfer convection why or why not?
Heat transfer is accomplished often on earth and other planets and the stars by convection, but there are other ways of heat transfer. Heat is transferred by radiation as the sun to earth, and sensible heat is transferred by conduction, simply being in contact.
What effect does the sun have on earth and the other planets?
The sun provides light and heat to Earth, which drives our planet's climate and sustains life. For other planets, the sun provides light and heat as well, influencing their atmospheres, weather patterns, and surface conditions. The sun's gravitational pull also keeps the planets in orbit around it.
