Because the ancient Greek astronomers were one of the first astronomers to discover the planets. As they looked at the planets over time they moved into different places. The planets seemed o orbit the Sun so the Greek astronomers called them planets, which meant :wanderers.
They are called planets because a famous scientist named them that.
study of heavenly bodies
They are moons or satellites.
A moon.
Because planets orbit stars, they were called "planetai" (Greek) meaning wandering star.
the iner planets
Of course. Planets with a gaseous surface are called Jovian planets or Outer planets because they are beyond the asteroid belt.
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.
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.
They are sometimes called "major planets" to distinguish them from the "minor planets" (the asteroids) and "dwarf planets" like Pluto.
the inner planets are sometimes called Terrestrial Planets
The Outer Planets are called Jovian Planets!
Actually Dwarf planets are planets which are very small in size and cannot be called planets but not as small to be called asteroids, so the name dwarf planets.
They are sometimes called minor planets (not mirror planets).They aren't planets really, but they are a bit like little planets orbiting the Sun.
Because planets orbit stars, they were called "planetai" (Greek) meaning wandering star.
Terrestrial planets.
Jovian planets.
Because they are in the asteroid belt. The planets that are outside of the asteroid belt are called the outer planets.
Objects that are smaller than planets are called "dwarf planets"; even smaller objects are called "asteroids".
terrestial planets
the terrestrail planets