SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -These are terms students may encounter while doing further research on the planets in the solar system: Jovian planets: The outer planets of our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jovian planets are also called gas giants as they do not have a solid surface like earth. Jovian planets are composed of gases like hydrogen and helium with some amount of other gases like methane, ammonia, and water vapours.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are examples of Terrestrial Planets. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are the planets classified as Jovian Planets.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pluto’s position in the solar system would tend to cause it to be classified as a Jovian planet, but it is even smaller than terrestrial planets. Although it is even smaller than terrestrial planets, its average density is closer to the giant outer (Jovian) planets.