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A terrestrial planet is a planet that has a solid surface made of rock.

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What are rock planets called?

Terrestrial 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 the group of planets called that do not have rings around them?

The inner planets, also known as rocky or terrestrial planets, do not have significant ring systems.


What are planets with solid rocky surfaces called?

Planets with solid rocky surfaces are called terrestrial planets. These planets are usually composed of rock and metal, with a thinner atmosphere compared to gas giants. Examples of terrestrial planets include Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury.


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


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.


Which planets are called the terrestrial planets?

Terrestrial planet is another way of saying rocky planet. The inner rocky planets are; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.


What is another word for the inner planets?

They are also known as the terrestrial planets (they have a 'terrain' or landscape, unlike the outer gas planets. They are also called the Rocky planets.


What are the inner planets sometimes call?

the inner planets are sometimes called Terrestrial Planets


What is a planets with a solid rocky surface called?

they are called terrestrial planets. for example: Mars (The Red Giant)


What rocks orbit the sun?

Terrestrial planets and moons of both gaseous and terrestrial planets. Don't forget Dwarf planets and the asteroid belt.