*all planets in groups 1 and 2 revolve around the sun! *planets in groups 1 and 2 have moons *group 2 have the fastest rotations
Our solar system is divided into two sections, the first section being the inner planets consisting of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The second section consists of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
The main differences between the two sections are distance from the sun. With the exception of Pluto, All outer planets are massive in comparison to the inner planets.
Most likely centripetal force. Newton's first law states that an object in motion will continue to remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. In this case, that outside force is the centripetal force.