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How are the inner planets different from the outer planets in size and make up?
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Outer planets are made up of gas and dust particles, have thicker atmospheres and are bigger due to their place in orbit around the sun, while inner planets are mostly solid particles, warmer, and closer to the sun because of their gravitational attraction to it.
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What characteristics set the inner planets apart from the outer planet and name the outer planets?
The inner planets are all rocky planets, whereas the outer planets are gas giants. Pluto is the exception. The outer planets also make 99% of our planets and are outside the asteroid belt.
What is the difference between inner and outer planets?
The four inner planets are smaller, denser and warmer than the four outer gas planets. The four gas planets don't have clear surfaces like the four inner rocky planets. Because they are further away, the out gas planets orbit the sun at slower speeds and at slower rates - taking much longer in general. The four outer planets have a very different composition to the inner planets.The inner planets and the outer plants are divided by the asteroid belt.The inner planets are small and comprised mainly of rock and metals.The outer planets are large and are comprised mainly of gases and ices.However, it was believed that other planets close to another star couldn't be gas giants, but the discovery of a "hot Jupiter" extrasolar planet whose mass is close to or exceeds that of Jupiter orbits within 0.05 AU of it's parent stars, about one eighth of the distance that Mercury orbits the Sun.the inner planets are rocky and within the aesteroid belt. the outer planets are made from gas and ice and are outside the belt.The inner planets are between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt, while the outer planets are farther from the Sun than the Belt.The "inner planets" are the four rocky or "terrestrial" (Earth-like) planets closer to the Sun. The outer planets are the four larger "gas giants".Inner planets : Mercury, Venus, Earth, MarsOuter planets : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How do the inner planets differ from the outer planets?
The inner planets are solid and aircrafts can land on them. Their temperatures are higher because the are closer to the sun. The outer planets have colder temperatures and less sunlight because they are farther away from the sun. The outer planets are also called the Gas Giants because they are made out of gas. Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Dwarf Planets: Pluto, Ceres, eris, Makemake, Haumea
What four planets make up the outer planets?
There are four outer planets : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All are gaseous and more massive than the Earth. Pluto was once designated as a planet, but was reclassified as a "dwarf planet". The four "inner planets" are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
How do temperature differences in the protoplanetary disk explain the arrangement of the planets in the solar system?
The protostellar disk is very hot and only rocks and metal can combine together in that heat, so that makes the inner planets. In the outer disk it is very cold, so there are only ice and dust particles able to combine together, there are though rock centers in the outer planets but ice and gas make up the majority: that makes the outer planets.
What characteristics set the inner planets apart from the outer planet and name the outer planets?
The inner planets are all rocky planets, whereas the outer planets are gas giants. Pluto is the exception. The outer planets also make 99% of our planets and are outside the asteroid belt.
What are the two main gases that make up the inner and outer planets?
Hydrogen and Helium.
What is the difference between inner and outer planets?
The four inner planets are smaller, denser and warmer than the four outer gas planets. The four gas planets don't have clear surfaces like the four inner rocky planets. Because they are further away, the out gas planets orbit the sun at slower speeds and at slower rates - taking much longer in general. The four outer planets have a very different composition to the inner planets.The inner planets and the outer plants are divided by the asteroid belt.The inner planets are small and comprised mainly of rock and metals.The outer planets are large and are comprised mainly of gases and ices.However, it was believed that other planets close to another star couldn't be gas giants, but the discovery of a "hot Jupiter" extrasolar planet whose mass is close to or exceeds that of Jupiter orbits within 0.05 AU of it's parent stars, about one eighth of the distance that Mercury orbits the Sun.the inner planets are rocky and within the aesteroid belt. the outer planets are made from gas and ice and are outside the belt.The inner planets are between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt, while the outer planets are farther from the Sun than the Belt.The "inner planets" are the four rocky or "terrestrial" (Earth-like) planets closer to the Sun. The outer planets are the four larger "gas giants".Inner planets : Mercury, Venus, Earth, MarsOuter planets : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How do the inner planets differ from the outer planets?
The inner planets are solid and aircrafts can land on them. Their temperatures are higher because the are closer to the sun. The outer planets have colder temperatures and less sunlight because they are farther away from the sun. The outer planets are also called the Gas Giants because they are made out of gas. Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Dwarf Planets: Pluto, Ceres, eris, Makemake, Haumea
Do only the inner planets have atmospheres?
Negative, not only do the inner planets have atmospheres, but the outer planets also have atmospheres. The masses of the outer planets are great, enough easily to hold an atmosphere. In fact it's Mercury, an inner planet, that has almost no atmosphere. True, Mercury has a less mass and the closeness to the sun make it impossible to hold on a atmosphere. As matter in fact, Mars had a atmosphere, but the solar wind had almost eaten all the atmosphere that Mars had.
How are Inner planets of the solar system different from outer planets?
Inner planets (up until Mars): - are mostly composed of dense rocky material with high melting points; - have small diameters; - have high tempeatures; - take few time to make a complete turn around the sun; - have few or no moons; - all have impact cracters; Outer planets: - are mostly composed of gases; - have very large diameters (compared to the inner planets); - have low temperatures; - take a long time to make a complete turn around the sun; - generally have several moons; - no impact craters known (so far since no one as made it to the rocky core of these planets).
How are dwarf planets unlike inner and outer planets?
If you mean "unlike our solar system's inner and outer planets," your question still does not make sense. You may be referring to "brown dwarfs," which are would-be stars that never got enough mass to ignite. Planetoids or planetesimals are small bodies, usually irregular, not round, and much smaller than either inner or outer planets of our solar system. The outer planets are gas giants or frozen-atmosphere small planets. Pluto's status is still a matter of debate. The International Astronomical Society decided it was not a planet, despite the fact that is is round and has a planet-like orbit. They concluded it was too small to be a planet. It is not called a dwarf planet.
Jupitersaturnuranusneptuneand Pluto make up what planets?
The outer planets.
What four planets make up the outer planets?
There are four outer planets : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All are gaseous and more massive than the Earth. Pluto was once designated as a planet, but was reclassified as a "dwarf planet". The four "inner planets" are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
What planet would be the most impossible planet to land on?
In order to land on a planet, it has to have a solid outer crust. The only planets in the solar system with a solid outer core are the 4 inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars). The planets outside the Asteroid Belt are composed primarily of gas, which would make any landing impossible on those planets.
What make earth different from the other inner planets?
it makes it different becuz it is the only planet which has life!
How do temperature differences in the protoplanetary disk explain the arrangement of the planets in the solar system?
The protostellar disk is very hot and only rocks and metal can combine together in that heat, so that makes the inner planets. In the outer disk it is very cold, so there are only ice and dust particles able to combine together, there are though rock centers in the outer planets but ice and gas make up the majority: that makes the outer planets.
