Inner Planets Earth Science The Solar System Inner Planets Questions Why are the inner planets called "Terrestrial planets"? Where is the largest volcano in the solar system? What is the atmosphere of Venus like? Why is Venus called Earth's "sister planet"? What are the distinguishing characteristics of Venus? What are the inner planets? Question #b7e83 Why are the inner planets in our solar system are considered rocky? How do the inner planets compare with the outer planets with respect to the number of moons? Why are inner planets solid? In what ways are the inner planets different from the outer planets? Which of the inner planets have surface winds? What inner planets have almost no atmosphere? How were the rocky inner planets formed? How does gravity affect the inner planets? How do the inner planets compare in size? How do inner planets differ from outer planets? How are the inner planets and outer planets similar? What do inner and outer planets have in common? Why are the inner planets solid, and the outer planets made of gas? Question #0ded8 Question #e05ec How are Earth and Mars alike? The Solar System View all chapters Introduction to the Solar System Inner Planets Outer Planets Other Objects in the Solar System Prev Next