What is the differences between the inner 4 planets and the next 4 planets?

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What is the differences between the inner 4 planets and the next 4 planets?

2006-11-14 11:04:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Their distance from the Sun

2006-11-14 11:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by kjhenkel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

The inner 4 planets are terrestrial or "rocky" planets with a solid surface.
The next 4 planets are Jovian or "gas giant" planets made of, well, gas. They may have a solid or liquid core deep down.

2006-11-14 11:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by WillyC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

First 4 are rock. The last 4 are gas.

2006-11-14 11:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The inner four are rocks, the outer four are gas giants.

2006-11-14 11:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Seperated by the asteroid belt

2006-11-14 11:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by AbsolutePower 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋