Question
Part A
Which of the following best describes why we think the ten
The large jovian planets occupy much more space
more space available than in the inner solar syste
The terrestrial planets grew from "seeds" of metal
only in the cold outer solar system
The jovian planets were made largely from gas
The terrestrial planets grew from "seeds" of metal
rial planets formed in the inner solar system and the jovian planets formed in the outer solar system?
small terrestrial planets, so they can exist only in places like the outer solar system, where there is a lo
reas the jovian planets grew from seeds that also contained hydrogen compounds that condensed
gas from which our solar system formed was in the outer solar system.
re materials could condense only in the inner solar system.
Answer
The terrestrial planets formed in the inner solar system due to the availability of metal "seeds" while the jovian planets formed in the outer solar system due to the abundance of hydrogen compounds and gas.