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Leno4ka [110]
3 years ago
7

Why are the outer four planets sometimes called gas giants?

Geography
2 answers:
Komok [63]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

These planets are much larger than the inner planets and are made primarily of gases and liquids, so they are also called gas giants. ... Since the inner planets didn't have enough mass to hold on to these light gases, their hydrogen and helium floated away into space.

Explanation:

AleksAgata [21]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:The planets of the solar system as depicted by a NASA computer illustration. A gas giant is a large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core. ... The gas giants of our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

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