The smaller, inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The inner planets are rocky and have diameters of less than 13,000 kilometers. The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The outer planets are called gas giants and have a diameter of greater than 48,000 kilometers.
- What are the sizes of the planets from smallest to largest?
- What are the diameters of each planet?
- What is the diameter of all 8 planets?
- Which of the 8 planets has the smallest diameter?
- Is Earth the 5th largest planet?
- Which planet is smallest?
- What is the size of Venus in diameters?
- Why are the planets different sizes?
What are the sizes of the planets from smallest to largest?
To ensure that the list stays stuck, just think of something along the lines of “Mercury Met Venus Every Night Until Saturn Jumped.” Essentially, this indicates that the size of the planets in order from smallest to largest is Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.
What are the diameters of each planet?
Planets In Order Of Size:
Planet | Diameter (km) | Size relative to Earth |
---|---|---|
Mars | 6779 | 53% the size of Earth |
Venus | 12104 | 95% the size of Earth |
Earth | 12756 | 100% the size of Earth |
Neptune | 49528 | 388% the size of Earth |
•Jan 30, 2018
What is the diameter of all 8 planets?
Distance Of The Planets From The Sun:
Planet | Distance from the Sun | Diameter |
---|---|---|
Venus | 108,200,000 km (0.723 AU) | 12,104 km |
Earth | 149,600,000 km (1.000 AU) | 12,756 km |
Mars | 227,940,000 km (1.524 AU) | 6,805 km |
Jupiter | 778,330,000 km (5.203 AU) | 142,984 km |
Which of the 8 planets has the smallest diameter?
Mercury: With a diameter of 4,879 km (3031.67 mi), Mercury is the smallest planet in our Solar System.
Is Earth the 5th largest planet?
While Earth is only the fifth largest planet in the solar system, it is the only world in our solar system with liquid water on the surface. Just slightly larger than nearby Venus, Earth is the biggest of the four planets closest to the Sun, all of which are made of rock and metal.
Which planet is smallest?
Mercury Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system – only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
What is the size of Venus in diameters?
12,104 km Venus/Diameter
Why are the planets different sizes?
The simple action of gravity explains why planets, stars and other bodies grow larger, because more massive bodies attract smaller objects to them.