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The best answer to the question as stated is "no".
Until recently, in the only planetary system we had any knowledge the inner planets as rocky, and that led to the conjecture that proximity to the central star would drive away most of the gas and prevent gas giants from forming there.
We now know that "hot Jupiters" are surprisingly common, and it may just be a coincidence that, in the Solar system, the inner planets happen to be rocky.
However, while the inner planets in the Solar system are rocky, they are not "large"; the largest of the inner planets is 5th in a system of 8 ... and it's not a close 5th, either. The smallest of the outer planets is many times larger than the largest of the inner planets.
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Which is not true in the inner planets?
the inner planets have rocky surfaces
How do the surface materials of the inner and outer planets differ?
The inner planets' surface materials differ from the outer planets because the inner planets have rocky surfaces and the outer planets have gas surfaces.
How do inner planets differ from the outer one?
They have rocky surfaces.
What do all of the inner planets have in common?
They are all compact objects with rocky, accessible surfaces.
Do all inner planets have rocky surfaces?
Yes. The Earth has a lot of water too, of course.
Which is not true in the inner planets?
the inner planets have rocky surfaces
Do inner planets have rocky surfaces?
yes
Do all the inner planets have rocky surfaces?
Yes. They are the terrestrial planets.
What is the surface of inner planets like?
Rocky Surfaces
How do the surface materials of the inner and outer planets differ?
The inner planets' surface materials differ from the outer planets because the inner planets have rocky surfaces and the outer planets have gas surfaces.
What are the rocky inner planets that have rocky surfaces?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What are the common characteritics of the inner planets?
they are small and have rocky surfaces
How do inner planets differ from the outer one?
They have rocky surfaces.
How are the inner planets different then the outer planets how?
The inner planets have rocky, hard surfaces, are small, and have a more presentage of containing metal objects.
What are 3 differences between the outer and inner planets?
The inner planets are small, the outer planets are huge in comparison.The inner planets have rocky surfaces, the outer planets are gas giants.All of the outer planets have rings. None of the inner planets does.All of the outer planets have several moons, some of them quite large.
What do all of the inner planets have in common?
They are all compact objects with rocky, accessible surfaces.
Why are the surfaces of the inner planets rocky and solid yet the surfaces of the outer planets are gasous with icy centers?
There is no particular reason why the outer planets are gas and the inner planets are rock, but the outer planets have icy cores because they are all far away from the sun.
