GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Outer planets are made of gases and inner planets are made of rock and metal
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Inner planets are bigger than outer planets
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Outer planets are smaller than the inner planets
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Outer planets are made of rock and inner planets are made of gases
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Detailed explanation-1: -Note: The inner planets have slower orbits, slower spin, and have no rings. They are made up of rock and metal. On the other hand, the outer planets have faster orbits and spins. They are made up of hydrogen and helium and thus are called gas giants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Statement 1: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as inner planets. They have less number of moons or no moons. Statement 2: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as outer planets. They have large number of moons and all have a ring system around them.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.