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The outer planets are called Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

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Why are the first four planets called the inner planets and the remaining planets called the outer planets?

Because we have eight planets.Four are closer which are called inner planets.Their names are mercury,venus,earth and mars.Four are too back.They are called outer planets.Their names are jupiter,saturn,uranus and neptune.


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

The inner planets, also called terrestrial planets, are closer to the Sun and have solid surfaces, while the outer planets, known as gas giants, are farther from the Sun and composed mostly of gas. Inner planets are smaller and have higher densities, while outer planets are much larger and have lower densities. Additionally, inner planets have few or no moons, while outer planets have numerous moons.


Another name for the inner planets?

The outer planets are also called Jovian planets or gas giants. These planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These outer planets are gaseous with no solid surfaces and only liquid cores.


What is the relative size of the inner planets?

The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets. This may be because the outer planets are called gas giants. This means that gas can accumulate in size at times, and this can be one of the situations.


What do the outer planets have that the inner planets do not have?

outer planets are gas giants whille inner planets are just rocky planets. that includes that outer planets have significant amount of mass than the inner planets

Related Questions

Outer planets are called what?

Jovian planets.


What are the last 5 planets called altogether?

Outer planets


What are the outer sometimes called?

The outer planets are sometimes called Jovian Planets or gas giants or for Uranus and Neptune (Ice Giants)


How are outer planets being called?

Jovian planets or gas giants


What are the outer planets sometimes called except Pluto?

The Outer Planets are called Jovian Planets!


What is the size of the outer planets?

The average sizes of the outer planets are smallest than the average size of the Pluto so that they can called them the dwarf planets.


Are all inner planets called gas giants?

No that's what the four outer planets are called.


What makes the inner planets different from the outer planets?

The inner planets are small and rocky, the outer planets are much larger and have no solid surface, they are called the gas giants.


What are large planets called gas or terrestrial?

large planets are called the outer planets or the JOVIAN PLANETS which are made up of gases and viscous liquids... terrestrial planets are the inner planets! inner planets- MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS outer planets- JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE


Why are some of the planets in your solar system called the inner planets?

Because they are in the asteroid belt. The planets that are outside of the asteroid belt are called the outer planets.


What is the basic used for calling inner or outer planets?

The inner planets are called, "Terran" planets after the Latin name for Earth: 'Terra'. The outer planets are called, "Jovian" planets after the name Jupiter. Jupiter??? Yeah, the Greek God Jupiter was called, "Jove" in Latin, hence 'Jovian'.


What are the outer planets in the solar system called?

JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune