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They are called the gas giants. Mostly nitrogen based stuff. Methane, ammonia and other gas combinations. Sulphur and other elements. Jupiter has some comet parts it has collected.

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How are inner planets and gas giants similar?

they orbit the sun and are the first four outer planets


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

The four outer planets are gas giants - they are much larger than the four inner planets, and they consist mainly of gas - they don't have a surface on which you can stand.


Why are some planets referred to as outer planets?

The planets in the solar system can be sorted to two types: inner planets that are the four closer planets to the Sun, which are rocky and small. And outer planets which are the four other planets which are gaseous and very large.


Is mercury a gas or a rocky terrestrial?

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Is Mercury a giant or a rocky terrestrial?

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What are the four planets closets to the sun?

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The four outer planets?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (in order of distance from the sun).


Why are some planets referred to as the inner planets and others as the outer planets?

Because the four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are the four planets closest to the sun. These smaller planets are all inside the asteroid belt. The larger planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are outside the asteroid belt and thus called the outer planets.


Can you differentiate the outer planets from the inner planets?

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Are gas giants a surface type?

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How do the inner planets differ from the outer planets?

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What are the four planets closest to the suns called?

The four planets closest to the sun are called the inner planets. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The asteroid belt lies between the inner and outer planets.