According to the chart below, how do the gas giants differ from the terrestrial planets?THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETSTHE GAS GIANTSMERCURYMARSJUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNEVENUSEARTHROCKROCKROCKROCKINNERCOREINNERCORECORESIren/NickelCOREIron/WATERWATERWATERNickelOUTERCOREOUTERCOREMETALLICU HYDROGENMETALLICWATERMANTLEReckHYDROGENMANTLERockMANTLEReckCORESIren/SilicatesSilicatesSilicatesNickelHYDROGENGASHYDROGENGASHYDROGENHYDROGENGASGASSURFACESURFACESURFACESURFACEO The gas giants do not have solid surfaces.O The gas giants have an iron core.O The gas giants lack hydrogen gas.O The gas giants do not contain water.

Terrestrial planets include : Mercury, Venus, Earth , Mars Gas giants include : Jupiter, Saturn ,…

According to the chart below, how do the gas giants differ from the terrestrial planets? THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS THE GAS GIANTS MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK INNER CORE CORE INNER CORE CORE Iren/ Iron/ WATER Nickel WATER WATER Nickel OUTER OUTER METALLIC I CORE S CORE HYDROGEN WATER METALLIC HYDROGEN MANTLE Reck MANTLE Rock MANTLE Reck CORE SIren/ Nickel Silicates Silicates Silicates HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN HYDROGEN GAS GAS SURFACE SURFACE SURFACE SURFACE The gas giants do not have solid surfaces. O The gas giants have an iron core. O The gas giants lack hydrogen gas. O The gas giants do not contain water.

According to the chart below, how do the gas giants differ from the terrestrial planets? THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS THE GAS GIANTS MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK INNER CORE CORE INNER CORE CORE Iren/ Iron/ WATER Nickel WATER WATER Nickel OUTER OUTER METALLIC I CORE S CORE HYDROGEN WATER METALLIC HYDROGEN MANTLE Reck MANTLE Rock MANTLE Reck CORE SIren/ Nickel Silicates Silicates Silicates HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN HYDROGEN GAS GAS SURFACE SURFACE SURFACE SURFACE The gas giants do not have solid surfaces. O The gas giants have an iron core. O The gas giants lack hydrogen gas. O The gas giants do not contain water.

Astronomy

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Chapter21: The Birth Of Stars And The Discovery Of Planets Outside The Solar System

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