how are the 4 inner planets different from the 4 outer planets?
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The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier. The outer planets are further away, larger and made up mostly of gas. ... After an asteroid belt comes the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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Gas giants/Jovian planets are also called the outer planets, they are made of gases, they are large and less dense, more moons. Terrestrial/Rocky planets are also called the inner planets. They are made of rocky surface, denser than Jovians, and small, little or no moons.
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The four planets closest to the Sun are known as the Inner Planets, or the Terrestrial Planets. These planets are Mercury, Earth, Venus and Mars. ... Separating the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets is the Asteroid Belt, a region of thousands of asteroids in orbit of the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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1 Answer. Inner planets have solid rocky cores, outer planets are mostly gas. Similar in that they are all part of our solar system.
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Each one is different, yet they are all very similar. The different features consist of size, amount of moons, rings, and orbit speed. They are the same, however, because they all orbit the sun, have a core, are round, and have gravity. The planets are truly amazing things in space.
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The Inner and Outer Planets in Our Solar System. ... The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier. The outer planets are further away, larger and made up mostly of gas. The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
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The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier. ... The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. After an asteroid belt comes the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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Summary. The four inner planets have slower orbits, slower spin, no rings, and they are made of rock and metal. The four outer planets have faster orbits and spins, a composition of gases and liquids, numerous moons, and rings. The outer planets are made of hydrogen and helium, so they are called gas giants.
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Like the inner planets, the outer planets have similar characteristics to one another. The outer planets are so much larger than the inner planets that they make up 99 percent of the mass of the celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. ... While the inner planets have few or no moons, the outer planets have dozens each.
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[1] The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Under this definition, the Solar System is considered to have eight planets.
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The inner planets, or terrestrial planets, are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Figure below shows the relative sizes of these four inner planets. This composite shows the relative sizes of the four inner planets. From left to right, they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
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The four outer planets of the Solar System are gas giants. They share some atmospheric commonalities. All have atmospheres that are mostly hydrogen and helium and that blend into the liquid interior at pressures greater than the critical pressure, so that there is no clear boundary between atmosphere and body.
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The Inner and Outer Planets in Our Solar System. ... The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. After an asteroid belt comes the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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Our solar system includes the sun and eight planets that orbit around the sun. The smaller, inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The inner planets are rocky and have diameters of less than 13,000 kilometers. The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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They are called the inner planets. The inner planets are made up mostly of rock. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are large balls of gases with rings around them.
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The Outer Planets These planets are much larger than the inner planets and are made primarily of gases and liquids, so they are also called gas giants. This image shows the four outer planets and the Sun, with sizes to scale. From left to right, the outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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Really, the only thing that the inner and outer planets have in common is that they are classified as planets. More specifically, they orbit the sun, they are large enough to have become more or less spherical, and they are the gravitationally dominant body in their orbit (i.e. they have “cleared” their orbit).