UNIVERSE
OVERVIEW OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Terrestrial
|
|
|
Jovian
|
|
|
Both
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The rotations of the planets are also direct (counterclockwise) except for Venus (which is slowly retrograde) and Uranus (which is almost rolling around its orbit). The angle of the spin axis to the planet’s orbital plane is called the obliquity.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. These planets are relatively small in size and in mass.
Detailed explanation-3: -Note, though, that there are two oddballs in our solar system that do not rotate in the same way as the rest of the planets. Uranus rotates about an axis that is nearly parallel with its orbital plane (i.e. on its side), while Venus rotates about its axis in a clockwise direction.
Detailed explanation-4: -An asteroid is a small rocky body orbiting the Sun in the region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.