GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Jupiter’s stripes and swirls are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jupiter’s diameter is about 11 times that of the Earth’s and the Sun’s diameter is about 10 times Jupiter’s. Pluto’s diameter is slightly less than one-fifth of Earth’s.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the solar system, Earth is the fifth largest of the planets. The earth is a unique planet of the solar system because: Conditions favourable to support life are probably found only on the earth. The earth is neither too hot nor too cold.

Detailed explanation-4: -How big is Jupiter? Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined, according to NASA. Jupiter’s immense volume could hold more than 1, 300 Earths. If Jupiter were the size of a basketball, Earth would be the size of a grape.