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How do the massive outer planets differ from the inner terrestrial planets?
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∙ 9y ago
#1 they are further away , by proportion , from the Sun.
#2 they are composed of gases. (No hard surface)'
#3 they are larger than the inner terrestial (rocky) planets (NB Jupiter is about 1,000 times larger than the Earth).
#4 they take longer to orbit the Sun
lenpollock
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∙ 9y agocause outer planets are farther inner are closest.
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Why do the inner planets have fewer moons?
The inner terrestrial planets are far less massive than the giant outer planets and therefore have weaker gravity.
Which group of planets has more in common the inner planets or the outer planets?
All the inner planets are terrestrial planets.
What are the inner planets sometimes call?
the inner planets are sometimes called Terrestrial Planets
How are terrestrial planets best described?
Rocky, inner planets.
What is a common feature of inner planets?
The inner planets are all terrestrial - they are "rocky". The outer planets are gas giants.
Why do the inner planets have fewer moons?
The inner terrestrial planets are far less massive than the giant outer planets and therefore have weaker gravity.
Which of the 4 terrestrial planets has the most gravity?
Earth is the largest and most massive of the four inner or terrestrial planets. Its surface gravity is therefore the highest of the four.
Why the inner explain planets are known as terrestrial planets?
The inner planets are known as terrestrial planets because they are rocky like earth
Is a Jovian planets is call Inner?
Inner planets are terrestrial planets outer are jovian planets
Are the inner planets made of rocks?
All the inner planets are rocky or terrestrial planets.
What is the outermost terrestrial planet?
Of the four inner terrestrial planets, Mars is the furthest from the sun. This is the outermost of the four inner planets.
what is another name for the inner planet?
Terrestrial Planets, or Rocky Planets.
What is another name for inner planets?
terrestrial planets
What are the Inner Planets also known as?
The terrestrial planets.
Which group of planets has more in common the inner planets or the outer planets?
All the inner planets are terrestrial planets.
What is another name for the terrestrial planets?
Another name for the terrestrial planets is the inner planets. There are four terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Which planets are often called the terrestrial panets?
The inner planets are known as terrestrial planets, because you can stand on them and they have a solid surface. The inner planets are: * Mercury * Venus * Earth; and * Mars
