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How are planets closest to the sun different from the planets that are farther away?

The planets that are closest to the sun get more heat than the ones more farther away. The four inner planets are dense and rocky. The four other planets have small solid cores surrounded by vast atmospheres. The four inner planets have one significant satellite among them (the moon), while each of the outer planets has many satellites. The four inner planets are small, while the outer planets are massive.


Why does it take the outer planets so long to orbit the Sun?

The outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun, because they are farther away from the Sun. It make its gravitational pull weaker to the farther planets. That means that the outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun.


How are the inner and outer planets alike and different?

Inner and outer planets are both part of the solar system, but they differ in composition and location. Inner planets are rocky and located closer to the sun, while outer planets are gas giants and located farther away. Both sets of planets have natural satellites, but the outer planets tend to have more moons.


Closets planet to the sun?

The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. The order of planets is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Planets after Mars are much farther away from the sun then the Mars and the closer planets. The first four planets are called the inner planets. The last four are called the outer planets.


What are jupiters neighboring planets?

saturnand uranus

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Can you differentiate the outer planets from 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


Why does the sun look different from other planets?

because it is farther or closer away.


How are planets closest to the sun different from the planets that are farther away?

The planets that are closest to the sun get more heat than the ones more farther away. The four inner planets are dense and rocky. The four other planets have small solid cores surrounded by vast atmospheres. The four inner planets have one significant satellite among them (the moon), while each of the outer planets has many satellites. The four inner planets are small, while the outer planets are massive.


How does the of the planet temperature vary with the distance from the Sun?

Roughly speaking, as you go farther away from the Sun, planets get colder.


Do planets get colder when there away from the sun?

Yes, planets get colder when they are farther away from the sun because they receive less sunlight and heat. The distance from the sun determines the amount of solar energy a planet receives, which affects its average temperature.


Is any of the other nine existing planets cold?

All the planets farther away from the Sun is colder than Earth.


Which is farther between the sun and the stars?

Stars are much farther away from the sun compared to the planets in our solar system. The closest star to the sun, Alpha Centauri, is about 4.37 light-years away, whereas the farthest planets in our solar system are within a few light-hours of the sun.


Is Uranus the closest to the sun?

Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.Closer than the other planets in our Solar System? No - only Neptune is farther away, the other planets are closer to the SuUn than Uranus.


How is the moon bigger than the sun?

that is not true the sun is bigger than the moon The moon is much, much, much smaller than the sun. It only looks bigger because the sun is much farther away than the moon. Many stars are much bigger than the sun, but they only look like points of light because they are so much more farther away.


Why does it take the pouter planets so long to orbit the sun?

The outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun, because they are farther away from the Sun. It make its gravitational pull weaker to the farther planets. That means that the outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun.


Why do the outer planets revolve around the sun slower?

The outer planets revolve around the sun slower because they are farther away from the sun, which means they have a greater distance to travel in their orbits. According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, planets that are farther from the sun have longer orbital periods.


How do the planets farther from the Sun differ from the planets that are closer to the Sun?

The farther away from the sun, the farther apart the orbits of the planets become (the planets farther away from the sun are more spaced out). The average distance between Mercury and Venus, the two closest planets to the sun, is about 0.779 au. The average distance from Mars to Jupiter, the two planets in the middle, is about 5.32 as. The average distance from Uranus to Neptune, the two planets farthest from the sun, is about 33.2 au.