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There word terrestrial contains the Latin root terrawhich means "earth." The term refers to planets that are similar to Earth in having solid, rocky sufaces. The other main category of planets are jovian planets, like Jupiter, which are made mostly of gas.
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What are the planets that could be under terrestrial planets and which planets could be called gas planets?
Some terrestrial planets are mars mercury Venus and earth gaseous planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune.
What are rock planets called?
Terrestrial planets.
What planets are classified as terrestrial planet?
Terrestrial planets are mercury,venus earth, mars.Also called as rock planets.
Which planets are often called terrestrial plants?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are often called terrestrial planets.
What are the inner three planets sometimes called?
terrestrial planets
What are earth like planets called?
Terrestrial type planets
What are planets with solid rocky surfaces called?
terrestrial planets
What are the inner plants called terrestrial planrts?
The inner planets are called terrestrial because they are Earthlike: small and rocky planets as opposed to the outer planets which are giant gaseous planets,The word terrestrial comes from the Latin word terra, meaning Erth.
Why are the 4 planets called terrestrial planets?
They are called the terrestrial planets because they are similar to Earth (in fact one of them is Earth.
Which planets are called terrestrial and why?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the terrestrial planets. This is because they are composed of rocky substances as opposed to the gases of the outer planets.
Which planets are called terrestrial planets?
A terrestrial planet is a planet that has a solid surface made of rock.
Which planets are often called the terrestrial panets?
The inner planets are known as terrestrial planets, because you can stand on them and they have a solid surface. The inner planets are: * Mercury * Venus * Earth; and * Mars
