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The outer planets are Gas Giants, also known as Jovian planets.

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What is the other name of the outer planets?

Jovian planets


What other planets are outer planets?

the outer planets are - jupiter - saturn - uranus - neptune


Jupiter and what other planet are outer planets?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are the outer planets.


What distinguishes inner planets and outer planets?

Inner planets have a radius orbit shorter than the orbit of Jupiter. Outer planets are all the other planets of the solar system.


Which of the outer planets has a surface more similar to the inner planets than to the outer planets?

Neptune has a surface more similar to the inner planets than to the other outer planets. It is primarily composed of rock and ice, similar to the composition of the inner planets, whereas the other outer planets are predominantly gas giants.


Which outer planet has a mass that is twice that of all the other outer planets?

Jupiter is the outer planet with a mass that is more than twice the total mass of all the other outer planets combined.


How is earth different from the outer planets?

Other planets do not have water nor life


What is the name given to outer planets?

The Ice Giants.


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.


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.


How are outer planets different from outer planets?

its not different at all they are just outer planets


Name the five outer planets in your solar system?

the four outer planets of this solar system are as followed. jupiter, satern, uranus, and neptune.