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What is another name for inner planets?

Another name for inner planets is terrestrial planets. These are the planets that are closer to the Sun and have rocky surfaces.


What is the group name that Mercury is in?

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What is a another name for the 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.


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.


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 are the 2 other name of 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.


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 1 inner planet?

The "inner" planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The "outer" planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.


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'.


How did inner plants get their name?

The inner planets (except Earth), and in fact all of the planets besides Earth in our solar system, were named after Greek and Roman gods.


How did the inner planets get there name?

They got their names from their Greek parents, Zeus and Athena.