alleryStart learning →Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are huge and are built mostly from:
AIces and gases
BIron and nickel
CRock and metal
DSand and clay
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ices and gases
1. The four outer planets dwarf the inner ones.
2. Their material is lighter ices, liquids and gases.
3. So they are built mostly from ices and gases.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 7, Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System._
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