UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Compared to the inner planets, the outer planets are ____
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larger
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warmer
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denser
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better
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The jovian planets, however, formed farther from the Sun where ices and rocks were plentiful. The cores accreted rapidly into large clumps of ice and rock. Eventually, they got so large, they captured a large amount of hydrogen and other gasses from the surrounding nebula with their enormous gravity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The inner, rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. NASA’s newest rover-Perseverance-landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The outer planets are gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and ice giants Uranus and Neptune.
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