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How are the planets similar and different?
All of the planets are also alike because they all orbit something. Inner planets [Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth] are all close to the sun, so they are warmer than the outer planets. They are all made up of rock, and different minerals like meld spars. The inner planets are all small, no moons and no rings.
What are the differences of all planets?
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. The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
What do all planets have in common?
Patrick H. Besides all of them being planets, all follow an elliptical orbit, all are spherical, and all are made of iron and nickel to some degree.
What are two differences between planets?
Stars are the astronomical objects, that emit their own light, produced due to thermonuclear fusion, occurring at its core. Planets refers to the celestial object that has a fixed path (orbit), in which it moves around the star. They have their own light. They do not have their own light.
What are some similarities and differences between the inner and outer planets?
Inner planets have solid rocky cores, outer planets are mostly gas. Similar in that they are all part of our solar system.
What is the similarities of Earth to other planets?
In terms of size, average density, mass, and surface gravity, Venus is very similar to Earth. But Mars is the planet that is most similar to Earth in other ways. A Martian day is just over 24 hours, and its rotation axis is tilted by about the same amount as Earth’s.
What are three things all outer planets have in common?
The four outer planets are all gas giants made primarily of hydrogen and helium. They have thick gaseous outer layers and liquid interiors. The outer planets have numerous moons, as well as planetary rings.
What is difference between stars and planets kids?
What do Jupiter and Earth have in common?
They are alike in that they are planets and they orbit the same star. They both also have very hot cores and atmospheres. That is about where the similarities end, though. Jupiter is a large (a little more hydrogen and it could be a star) gas giant and orbits far further from the sun than earth.
What are the similarities of the planets in the solar system?
The planets in our solar system have similar interiors composed of a core and a mantle. Terrestrial planets also have a crust or a solid outer shell. The core of terrestrial planets consists mainly of iron, wrapped in a silicate mantle.