UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
Question
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What is another name for the terrestrial planets?
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inner planets
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outer planets
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asteroids
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comets
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth’s terra firma. The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system.
Detailed explanation-2: -) 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).…
Detailed explanation-3: -Mars. Mercury. Venus. earth. inner planet.
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