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All eight planets have a surface temperature, though it varies as the planets distance from the sun varies. Closer planets to the sun generally have a higher surface temperature, while further planets have a colder surface temperature.

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What percent of the planets are bigger than Earth?

There are 8 planets Mercury (smaller than Earth) Venus (smaller than Earth) Earth Mars (smaller than Earth) Jupiter (bigger than Earth) Saturn (bigger than Earth) Uranus (bigger than Earth) Neptune (bigger than Earth) so 3 smaller & 4 bigger than Earth 37.5% smaller than Earth 50% bigger than Earth


What planets are closer to the sun than earth?

Mercury and Venus are the planets that are closer to the Sun than Earth.


How many planets are closer to the Sun than Jupiter?

The planets closer to the Sun than Jupiter are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. So, four planets are closer than Jupiter.


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Why are inner planets hotter than outer planets?

The main reasons the Earth's interior is hot are:The Earths crust is a good insulator, so interior heat is lost only slowly.The Earth was very hot when it formed (when the pieces of stuff came together to form the Earth). Much of this heat is still there today.The interior material is molten (liquid). They move around creating friction between these elements. Friction causes heat, so this motion of stuff in the liquid center results in heat from friction.When radioactive materials decay they release heat. There are such elements constantly decaying today.The sources of heat combined with the Earth's crust keeping much of this heat from escaping is why the Earth's interior is hot.

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