Why are mercuryvenusearthand Mars inner planets?

Answer 1

the four inner planets (Mercury, venus, earth and mars) are called the inner planets because they are quite close to the sun. where as the four outer planets ( jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptue) are a lot further away from the sun.

Answer 2

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered inner planets because they are located closer to the sun compared to the outer planets in our solar system. Inner planets are also referred to as terrestrial planets because they have solid rocky surfaces similar to Earth. These four planets are composed mostly of silicate rocks and metals.

Answer 3

The "inner planets" are called inner planets because they are relatively near to the Sun, in the inner part of the Solar System. They are also called the "rocky planets" because they are mainly made of rocks.

The "outer planets" are also called "gas giants" and are composed mostly of gases or liquefied gas.

Answer 4

Inner planets are all planets that lie between the Sun and the Asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter, so Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered the inner planets.

Answer 5

There are four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. There are also four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The inner planets are spaced much closer to each other than the outer planets. The asteroid belt separates the inner planets form the outer planets.

Answer 6

They are called the inner planets because between Mars and Jupiter there is a asteroid belt dividing the the outer planets and inner planets

The inner planets are also know as the Rocky Planets and the Outer Planets are also known are Gas Giants

And historically its just because the inner planets are closer to the sun.

Answer 7

They are the closest planets to the sun. The outer planets are all gas giants. The inner planets are all mainly solid.

Answer 8

They are called the inner plants because they are inside the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter

Answer 9

because it is the planet closet to the sun so it is an inner because it is between the sun and earth

Answer 10

They are warmer and closer to the sun.