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What is another name for inner planets?
terrestrial planets
What is a another name for the inner planets?
Terrestrial Planets, or Rocky Planets
What are the 2 other name of inner planets?
Terrestrial Planets, and Rocky Planets
How are the inner and outer planets different?
There are a lot of differences between the inner and outer planets. First of all, they inner planets are also known as the "Rocky planets". THey are rocky, hence their name "Rocky planets". And the outer planets are also known as "Gas Giants." THey are mainly composed of gas, hence their name, "Gas Giants." Another difference is their mass. The outer planets have greater mass than the inner planets. In other words, they are heavier.The inner planets follow orbital paths which, like those of the outer planets,are centered on the sun. But the inner planets, without exception, are nearerto the sun than any of the outer planets are.
What is the group name that Mercury is in?
inner planets
what is another name for the inner planet?
Terrestrial Planets, or Rocky 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.
Name 1 inner planet?
The "inner" planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The "outer" planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
What is the name of the belt that separate the inner from the outer planets?
The asteroid belt orbits between the rocky planets and the gas giants.
Name of planets orbit closest to the sun?
The Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What is the basic used for calling inner or outer planets?
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'.
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.
