They got their names from their Greek parents, Zeus and Athena.
Another name for inner planets is terrestrial planets. These are the planets that are closer to the Sun and have rocky surfaces.
inner planets
The inner planets are also known as terrestrial planets. This term is used because they have solid rocky surfaces similar to Earth's.
Terrestrial Planets, or Rocky Planets.
Another name for the terrestrial planets is the inner planets. There are four terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
none of the inner planets
The inner planets are also known as terrestrial planets or rocky planets because they are primarily composed of rock and metal. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. They are "inner" because the are the first 4 planets from the Sun.
After the inner planets you get the outer planets.
Inner planets
The "inner" planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The "outer" planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The inner planets are called, "Terran" planets after the Latin name for Earth: 'Terra'. The outer planets are called, "Jovian" planets after the name Jupiter. Jupiter??? Yeah, the Greek God Jupiter was called, "Jove" in Latin, hence 'Jovian'.