Question

Which two pieces of data indicate that Jupiter resides in the outer region of the solar system?

Answer 1

Answer: The correct statements are it is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium and its surface gases form into colorful bands.

Explanation:

There re two types of planets in Our solar system:

1. Inner planets: There are 4 inner planets which are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These planets have a rocky surface. They revolve in less time around the Sun. The number of satellites that these planets have are less (at max two). As, these planets lie close to Sun, thus they are hotter than the outer ones.

2. Outer planets: There are 4 inner planets which are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These planets have a gaseous surface. They take more time to revolve around the Sun. These planets have many satellites. As, these planets lie far from the Sun, thus they are colder than the inner ones.

Jupiter is the 5th planet in Our solar system. The atmosphere of Jupiter is the mostly made up of Hydrogen and Helium with trace amounts of ammonia, water, methane and other carbon compounds. The clouds of ammonia present in Jupiter's atmosphere are carried by the jet streams. This results in the formation of Jupiter's colored bands, which are shades of white, red, orange, brown and yellow.

Hence, the correct statements are it is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium and its surface gases form into colorful bands.