The Terrestrial & Jovian Planets

Terrestrial Planets Jovian Planets

Terrestrial Planets  Inner Planets  Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars  Made of rock and have solid surfaces  Smaller than the Jovian Planets  Have warm temperatures

Jovian Planets  Include the outer planets  Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune  Called Jovian because they are “Jupiter-like”  Made of gases and do not have solid surfaces  Little is known about the inner structure of these planets  They are the biggest planets  Have cold temperatures

Terrestrial or Jovian?

 What type of planet is Mars?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Terrestrial

 What type of planet is Saturn?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 What type of planet is small?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Terrestrial

 What type of planet is large?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 What type of planet is cold in temperature?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 What type of planet has a solid surface?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Terrestrial

 What type of planet is Uranus?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 What type of planet is made of gases?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 What type of planet is Earth?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Terrestrial

 What type of planet is Jupiter?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 Which planets are also known as the outer planets?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian

 Which planets are also known as the inner planets?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Terrestrial

 What type of planet do we NOT know about its internal structure?  Terrestrial or Jovian?  Jovian