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The inner, or Terrestrial planets are very small in comparison to the outer, or Jovian planets.

The smallest Jovian planet, Uranus, is 14.5 times larger than the largest Terrestrial planet, Earth.

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The outer planets all rotate faster than the inner planets. Each of them has a rotational period shorter than an Earth Day. All of the inner planets have rotational periods greater than one Earth day.

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long years beacause the inner planets is a rocky planets

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Because the closer to the sun the shorter distance it has to go like on a race track not everyone starts at the same place that way they meet the same length

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The closer the planet is to the sun, the shorter its year (the time taken to complete one orbit).

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The inner planets have longer rotation periods than the outer planets.

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The inner planets are considered small. Which is true when compared to the outer planets.

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Mars.

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Are the inner planets small or big?

Small, considering the rest of the planets. But in actuality they are large. As said before, in accordance with the rest of the planets in our Solar system, yes they are small.


What are 3 differences between the outer and inner planets?

The inner planets are small, the outer planets are huge in comparison.The inner planets have rocky surfaces, the outer planets are gas giants.All of the outer planets have rings. None of the inner planets does.All of the outer planets have several moons, some of them quite large.


what did you notice about the inner planet compared to the other planet?

The inner planets are small rocky bodies, whereas the outer planets are gas giants, large balls of gas with ring systems and a large quantity of Moons.


Explain how the inner planets are different from the outer planets?

Inner planets small and rocky. Outer planets big and gassy.


How The inner planets are alike?

All the inner planets in our solar system are all terrestrial planets. They are all small rocky planets with a relatively small atmospheres when compared to the gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn or the ice giants like Neptune and Uranus. This however is not true of other stars. Many stars have large planets very small orbits.


Are inner planets small and dense?

no they are not


It is not a gas giant or an inner planet?

There are four small inner planets and four large outer planets, with 8 planets in total. Pluto, along with the other dwarf planets are not part of this eight, so it could be this were talking about here - but Pluto is no longer considered a planet.


How do the sizes of the inner planets compare to the sizes of the gas giant planets?

inner planets are small and outer planets are big and cold and gas giants.


Inner planets have large diameters like those of the gas giants?

Not in our solar system. The inner planets are smaller.


Which of the 4 inner planets are small?

mercury


Are the inner planets large planets made up of mostly gas?

No, those are the outer planets.


How are the inner planets different then the outer planets how?

The inner planets have rocky, hard surfaces, are small, and have a more presentage of containing metal objects.