Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following order of planets is correct as per distance the increasing order from the Earth?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter.
Please note :
- Since all the planets move around, the distance is always changing.
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So the correct order is
Venus⇒Mars⇒Mercury⇒Jupiter
Confusion Points
- Various data related to planet distance has been changed in recent findings but that is not widely accepted. So we are accepting the SSC answer as a genuine source.
Additional Information
- Inner Planets:
- Inner planets are represented as the planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids i.e Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- Inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial planets because their structure is similar to the earth.
- Inner Planets have a thin, rocky crust.
- Outer Planets:
- Outer planets are represented as the planets after an asteroid belt i.e Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are called Jovian planets.
- Outer planets are all gaseous bodies.
- Jupiter is the biggest and Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
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