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Inner planets, such as Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are primarily composed of heavier elements like metals and silicates due to their proximity to the Sun. The intense heat during the formation of the solar system caused lighter elements, like hydrogen and helium, to be stripped away or pushed further out, allowing only denser materials to coalesce in the inner regions. This process led to the formation of rocky planets with solid surfaces. In contrast, the outer planets, which are farther from the Sun, were able to capture and retain lighter gases, resulting in their gaseous compositions.
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Why are the inner planets not made of light?
I think the question is probably about "light elements".The inner planets are relatively warm and small. This means they have notbeen able to keep the lightest elements, hydrogen and helium, as gases.
What are inner planets made of?
Heavy elements.
What two elements of gas is gas planets made up as?
Mainly hydrogen and helium. The reason for this is simply that these are the most common elements in the Universe.
How you use a spectrometer to help us determine what stars and planets are made of?
Stars and planets are made up of many different atoms. When scientists pass the light coming from the star or planet through the spectrometer they get an emission spectrum. We can compare this emission spectrum to a situation where many people have put their fingerprints in the same spot. The scientist is like a police officer that has to sort them all out. To do this they analyze the emission spectrum to see which atom's individual light fingerprints are in there. In this way, they can use the light from stars and planets to find out what the star or planet is made of.
Do elements exist on other planets?
Yes such as carbon dioxide, nickel nitrogen, sulphuric acid, Iron, and boiled water morphed in with the surfice.
Why are the inner planets not made of light?
I think the question is probably about "light elements".The inner planets are relatively warm and small. This means they have notbeen able to keep the lightest elements, hydrogen and helium, as gases.
How do they know what planets are made of?
Light Spectrum Analysis. Different elements reflect different wavelengths of light. Simply put if you look at th different colors of light that is reflected from something you can determine the basic elements it is composed of.
What are inner planets made of?
Heavy elements.
Why do the outer planets in your solar system have such low densities?
Because they are primarily made of light elements, and ices, without much of a rocky core.
What is the sun's iner core made of?
Hydrogen and helium
What are planets made up of?
Planets are made up of many different particles. Such as iron, rock, metal, lighter rock elements.
What two elements of gas is gas planets made up as?
Mainly hydrogen and helium. The reason for this is simply that these are the most common elements in the Universe.
How are the inner planets different from the outer planets?
The inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are small, heavy and mostly made of rock. The outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are huge, light and mostly made of gas.
Are inner planets Rocky?
Th inner planets are rocky because as the Sun and planets formed the more volatile elements could not condense into droplets near to the hot Sun. Thus the inner planets are made form stuff with a high melting/boiling point and the outer planets (where it was cooler) are made from the gases.
Is sunlight made up of elements?
No. Any kind of light is not made up of elements, but rather of photons, which have no rest mass.
How you use a spectrometer to help us determine what stars and planets are made of?
Stars and planets are made up of many different atoms. When scientists pass the light coming from the star or planet through the spectrometer they get an emission spectrum. We can compare this emission spectrum to a situation where many people have put their fingerprints in the same spot. The scientist is like a police officer that has to sort them all out. To do this they analyze the emission spectrum to see which atom's individual light fingerprints are in there. In this way, they can use the light from stars and planets to find out what the star or planet is made of.
Why are the inner planets composed of heavy elements and outer planets composed of gas?
During the creation of the planets, gravitational forces pulled the heavier planets towards the center. The lighter gas filled planets by default established further orbits. It is thought that heat caused the inner planets to lose their gas composition.
