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How are the four outer planets alike and different?
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.
What do all the planets have in common?
Patrick H. Besides all of them being planets, all follow an elliptical orbit, all are spherical, and all are made of iron and nickel to some degree.
What are similarities of inner and outer planets?
Inner planets have solid rocky cores, outer planets are mostly gas. Similar in that they are all part of our solar system.
What is the fourth outer planet?
) In contrast, the four outer planets, also called the Jovian, or giant, planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are large objects with densities less than 2 grams per cubic cm; they are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium (Jupiter and Saturn) or of ice, rock, hydrogen, and helium (Uranus and Neptune).…
Which 4 planets are farthest from the Sun?
Mercury. Mercury,named after a Roman god,is 36 million miles away from the sun and 48 million miles from Earth.
Which 4 planets are made mostly of gas?
What are the Gas Planets Masses? Jupiter : 318x Earth’s Mass Saturn : 95x Earth’s Mass Uranus : 14x Earth’s Mass Neptune : 17x Earth’s Mass Earth: 1 Earth Mass
What are the 4 planets farther from the Sun called?
The four planets that are more distant from the sun- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune -are called gas giants. Gas giants are huge compared with Earth, and they do not have solid surfaces.
What 4 planets are the largest?
– Jupiter. The universe’s largest planet is Jupiter, which has a diameter of 142,800 meters. – Saturn. Saturn has a diameter of 120,660 meters. – Uranus. Uranus is a planet that has unique seasonal variations because it spins on a plane with the sun’s orbit. – Neptune. – Earth. – Venus. – Mars. – Mercury.