What makes the outer planets different than the inner planets?(1 point)

Question

Responses

The inner planets are ice giants, and the outer planets are gas giants.
The inner planets are ice giants, and the outer planets are gas giants.

The inner planets have moons, but the outer planets do not.
The inner planets have moons, but the outer planets do not.

The outer planets are solid and rocky, but the inner planets are not.
The outer planets are solid and rocky, but the inner planets are not

The outer planets are larger than the inner planets.

Answer 1

The correct response is: The outer planets are larger than the inner planets.

The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are generally much larger and are classified as gas giants (and ice giants in the case of Uranus and Neptune), while the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are smaller, rocky, and terrestrial in nature.