GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Terrestrial planets are larger than gas giant planets.
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gas giant planets are denser than terrestrial planets
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Terrestrial planets are located closer to the sun than gas giant planets
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gas giant planets have thinner atmosphere than terrestrial planets.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is H. The terrestrial planets are regarded as the inner planets since they are situated closer to the sun. On the other hand, gas giants are regarded as outer planets because they are far from the sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Solar System has at least eight planets: the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, and the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These planets each rotate around an axis tilted with respect to its orbital pole.
Detailed explanation-3: -Classification. Theoretically, gas giants can be divided into five distinct classes according to their modeled physical atmospheric properties, and hence their appearance: ammonia clouds (I), water clouds (II), cloudless (III), alkali-metal clouds (IV), and silicate clouds (V).
Detailed explanation-4: -A gas giant is a GIANT planet that is made of gas! They are different from rocky or terrestrial planets that are made of mostly rock. Unlike rocky planets, gas giants do not have a well-defined surface – there is no clear boundary between where the atmosphere ends and the surface starts!