SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of these is not a inner planet?
A
Mars
B
Venus
C
Mercury
D
Neptune
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars and the outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Detailed explanation-2: -Statement 1: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as inner planets. They have less number of moons or no moons. Statement 2: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as outer planets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Structure. Neptune is one of two ice giants in the outer solar system (the other is Uranus). Most (80% or more) of the planet’s mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of “icy” materials – water, methane, and ammonia – above a small, rocky core. Of the giant planets, Neptune is the densest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are classified under inner planets.

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