Difference Between Inner Planets and Outer Planets

Summary. The four inner planets have slower orbits, slower spin, no rings, and they are made of rock and metal. The four outer planets have faster orbits and spins, a composition of gases and liquids, numerous moons, and rings. The outer planets are made of hydrogen and helium, so they are called gas giants.

1. What are two major differences between the inner and outer planets?
2. What is the difference between the inner and outer planets in our solar system?
3. What is in between the 4 inner and outer planets?
4. What are 3 characteristics of the inner planets?
5. What are 4 characteristics of the outer planets?
6. What are the inner planets called?
7. What are the four outer planets called?
8. Is Mars inside or outside the asteroid belt?
9. How are planets similar and different?
10. What is the closest planet to the sun?
11. What is the hottest planet?
12. Do inner or outer planets have more moons?

What are two major differences between the inner and outer planets?

The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier. The outer planets are further away, larger and made up mostly of gas. The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

What is the difference between the inner and outer planets in our solar system?

The inner planets are made up mostly of rock. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are large balls of gases with rings around them. All eight planets travel around the Sun in a different orbit.

What is in between the 4 inner and outer planets?

The four planets furthest from the Sun are known as the Outer Planets, or the Gas Giants. These planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Separating the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets is the Asteroid Belt, a region of thousands of asteroids in orbit of the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

What are 3 characteristics of the inner planets?

All of the inner planets are solid, dense, rocky planets. The inner planets either do not have moons or have just one (Earth) or two (Mars). None of the inner planets have rings. Compared to the outer planets, the inner planets have shorter orbits around the Sun, but all the inner planets spin more slowly.

What are 4 characteristics of the outer planets?

The four outer planets have faster orbits and spins, a composition of gases and liquids, numerous moons, and rings. The outer planets are made of hydrogen and helium, so they are called gas giants.

What are the inner planets called?

The inner planets, or terrestrial planets, are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Figure below shows the relative sizes of these four inner planets. This composite shows the relative sizes of the four inner planets. From left to right, they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

What are the four outer planets called?

The gas giants of our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These four large planets, also called jovian planets after Jupiter, reside in the outer part of the solar system past the orbits of Mars and the asteroid belt.

Is Mars inside or outside the asteroid belt?

The planets inside the asteroid belt are termed the Inner Planets (or the Terrestrial Planets): Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The planets outside the asteroid belt are termed the Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

How are planets similar and different?

All of the planets are also alike because they all orbit something. ... Inner planets [Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth] are all close to the sun, so they are warmer than the outer planets. They are all made up of rock, and different minerals like meld spars. The inner planets are all small, no moons and no rings.

What is the closest planet to the sun?

The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.

What is the hottest planet?

Venus is the exception, as its proximity to the Sun and dense atmosphere make it our solar system's hottest planet. The average temperatures of planets in our solar system are: Mercury - 800°F (430°C) during the day, -290°F (-180°C) at night. Venus - 880°F (471°C)

Do inner or outer planets have more moons?

They don't, per se. Bigger planets are more likely to have more moons. This is because their mass creates a bigger gravitational pull, so they are more likely to capture other objects. It used to be thought that the outer planets were more likely to be large (they are in our Solar System).