Question

Which of the following is NOT a way that terrestrial and jovian planets differ?

Group of answer choices

Terrestrials are much smaller in size than the jovians

Jovians are less dense than any of the terrestrials

Jovians have many more satellites than do terrestrials

Jovians have rings, terrestrials do not

Jovian orbits are more eccentric than terrestrials, and farther off the ecliptic

Answer 1

Answer :- (a).Jovian orbits are more eccentric than terrestrials, and farther off the ecliptic.

Explanation:-The way we Can differentiate jovian and terrestrial are follows

●The outer four planets are called Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) while the inner four are called terrestrial (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars).

●The Jovian planets are way larger in size as compared to the terrestrial planets.

●Jovian planets don’t have a solid and well defined surface as the terrestrial planets.

●While Jovian planets have lower overall density, they have a denser core when compared to the terrestrial planets.

●The atmosphere of Jovian planets are mainly composed of Hydrogen, Helium, Methane, Sulphur etc. while terrestrial planets have heavier gases like carbon dioxide, oxygen etc. (Jupiter and Saturn are called the gas giants and Uranus and Neptune are called the ice giants.)

●The Jovial planets have higher rotational velocity and as a result are more flattened at their poles as compared to the terrestrial planets.

●The Jovians have ring systems around them. None of the terrestrial planets have a ring system orbiting them.

●Finally, Jovian planets have more no. of natural satellites orbiting them due to their strong gravitational pull and large size