GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
Question
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What is the name often given to the four outer planets?
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Terrestrial planets
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Gas giants
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Inner planets
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The outer planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are all known as superior planets because their orbits are farther from the sun than the Earth’s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gas giants are large planets composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core. The gas giants of our solar system-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune-together make up a group known as the Jovian planets, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder (opens in new tab).
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