Listed following are characteristics that can identify a planet as either terrestrial or jovian. Match these to the appropriate category. Consider only the planets of our own solar system.

What will be an ideal response?


Answer:
-terrestrial planets: small size, solid, rocky surface, locate within the inner solar system
-jovian planets: primarily composed of hydrogen, helium, and hydrogen compounds, numerous orbiting moons, low average density, extensive ring systems

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