GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

THE UNIVERSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The four planets that orbit farthest from the sun are called gas giant planets. They are
A
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus
B
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
C
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, and Mars
D
Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jovian Planets. From top: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets, because they are all gigantic compared with Earth, and they have a gaseous nature like Jupiter’s–mostly hydrogen, with some helium and trace gases and ices.

Detailed explanation-2: -A gas giant is a large planet mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. These planets, like Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system, don’t have hard surfaces and instead have swirling gases above a solid core.

Detailed explanation-3: -Our Solar System has eight planets which orbit the sun. In order of distance from the sun they are; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto, which until recently was considered to be the farthest planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neptune’s distance from the Sun is around 2.8 billion miles, making it the planet farthest from the Sun. Neptune is a gas giant and is the fourth-largest planet.

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