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Differences between inner and outer planets - Coggle Diagram
Differences between inner and outer planets
Inner planets
types of inner planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Surface
Mostly made of rocks
Moons
The inner planets are terrestrial planets which means they have only 1 or 2 moon or don't have any
Rings
Since the inner planets are terrestrial planets they don't have any rings
Orbit
Because the inner planets are closer to the sun they have more orbit
Size
The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets
Outer planets
Types of outer planets
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Surface
Mostly made of hydrogen, gas and ice
Moons
The outer planets are Jovian planets which means they have multiple moons
Rings
Since the outer planets are Jovian planets they have rings
Orbit
The outer planets are more far away from the sun so they have less orbit
Size
The outer planets are bigger than the inner planets
Differences
The outer planets are bigger than the inner planets
The outer planets have less orbit than the inner planets
The inner planets are closer to the sun
The inner planets don't have rings and has 1-2 or no moons while the outer planets have rings and has multiple moons
The inner planets are mostly made with rocks while the outer planets are mostly made of gas and ice