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The inner planets are called terrestrial because they are Earthlike: small and rocky planets as opposed to the outer planets which are giant gaseous planets,
The word terrestrial comes from the Latin word terra, meaning Erth.
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What makes the outer planets different from inner plants?
inner=terrestrial outer=non terrestrial
What are the inner three planets sometimes called?
terrestrial planets
What are the inner planets sometimes call?
the inner planets are sometimes called Terrestrial Planets
Inner planets that are composed mainly of rock and metal are called?
Terrestrial
Which planets are often called the terrestrial panets?
The inner planets are known as terrestrial planets, because you can stand on them and they have a solid surface. The inner planets are: * Mercury * Venus * Earth; and * Mars
What are the name of the Inner solar system?
It could be called interstellar space or terrestrial.
What planet doesn't have rings?
The four inner [terrestrial] planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Which planets are called terrestrial planets?
A terrestrial planet is a planet that has a solid surface made of rock.
Mercury Venus Earth and Mars are?
Terrestrial planets. They are also called Inner Planets.
Why are the 4 planets called terrestrial planets?
They are called the terrestrial planets because they are similar to Earth (in fact one of them is Earth.
What are terrestrial plants?
There is only one that we know of at the moment "Earth". However the 4 inner planets of our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are all a little "Earth like" and these to are sometimes called "terrestrial planets" but more correctly they should be classified as "rocky" planets.
Which planets are called the terrestrial planets?
Terrestrial planet is another way of saying rocky planet. The inner rocky planets are; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
