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Terrestrial planets move faster in their orbits because they are closer to the Sun. Isaac newton, who discovered the effects of gravity, stated that gravity gets stronger the closer you get to a large, massive body (like the Sun) - and this makes the planets orbit faster than the outer planets, where the force of the Sun's gravity is less.

Their orbits are also smaller, so it takes less time for them to go around the Sun.

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