UNIVERSE
OVERVIEW OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Question
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Jovian planets
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Terrestrial planets
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Planetesimals
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Plutinos
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Detailed explanation-1: -The four gas giants in our solar system are Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter. These are also called the Jovian planets.
Detailed explanation-2: -The four outer planets are all gas giants made primarily of hydrogen and helium. They have thick gaseous outer layers and liquid interiors. The outer planets have numerous moons, as well as planetary rings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The gas giant planets in our Solar System. From bottom to top: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Coined by the science fiction writer, James Blish, this is another term used to describe the 4 outermost planets in the Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Detailed explanation-4: -This activity will emphasize that the planets fall into two compositional groups: the terrestrial (rock-like) planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Pluto) and the gas planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune).
Detailed explanation-5: -All four jovian planets have rings, although only Saturn’s rings are easily visible from Earth. Rings are composed of countless small pieces of rock and ice, each orbiting its planet like a tiny moon.