How do the outer planets compare to the inner ones?

A.
larger and denser

B.
smaller and less dense

C.
smaller and denser

D.
larger and less dense

Question

How do the outer planets compare to the inner ones?	
 
 A.
larger and denser
 
 B.
smaller and less dense
 
 C.
smaller and denser
 
 D.
larger and less dense

fortytherapper · Answer

So the inner planets (Terrestrial) consists of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars The outer planets (Jovian) consist of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Looking at the following picture, you can easily see if the Jovian planets are bigger or smaller than the Terrestrial planets. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/astronomy/solar-system/planets-scale.jpg Now to answer the density portion: Jovian planets are made of mostly Helium and Hydrogen Terrestrial planets are made of mostly rock and metal Is Helium/Hydrogen more dense or less dense than Rock/Metal?

ms-brains · Answer

^^ What he said. :)
Also friendly reminder. when you are done, don't forget to close the question. ^-^