Comparing and Contrasting inner/outer planets:


Inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are smaller in size then outer planets and closer to the Sun. They have less mass. The inner planets are rocky. The elements in the atmospheres of the inner planets are heavier than those in the outer planets.









Outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are greater in size and mass than the inner planets, but they are farther away from the Sun. Their atmospheres are composed of
lighter elements than the inner planets.