Mercury is one of the four inner terrestrial planets, or rocky planets. It is the smallest of the four and closest to the sun. It is also the smallest of all eight planets.
The inner planets
The inner planets, which are closest to the Sun, are:MercuryVenusEarthMarsThe outer planets, which are farther away from the sun are:JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
The Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
the inner planets are closest to the sun and the outer planets are farthest from the sun { Answered by a grade 4 student}
Mercury is one of the four inner terrestrial planets, or rocky planets. It is the smallest of the four and closest to the sun. It is also the smallest of all eight planets.
The inner planets are those closest to the sun.
The inner planets
The inner planets, which are closest to the Sun, are:MercuryVenusEarthMarsThe outer planets, which are farther away from the sun are:JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
The inner planets are hotter because they are the closest to the sun the outer planets are the coldest because they are the farthest planets from the sun
Mercury
The 4 Planets closet to the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars. the inner or terrestrial planets
The 4 inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. THey are considered inner planets because they are closest to the sun.
The inner planets, otherwise known as the terrestrial planets all are: -rocky/more dense (unlike the gaseous outer planets) -closest to the sun -smallest planets
"The Inner Planets" is the common term for the four planets closest to our sun.
The 3 planets closest to the sun are Mercury, Venus, and Earth. We live on one of the inner planets.