SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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asteroids in the solar system.
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terrestrial planets.
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gas giant planets.
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dwarf planets.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth’s terra firma. The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The four inner, or terrestrial, planets-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars-have rocky compositions and densities greater than 3 grams per cubic cm. (Water has a density of 1 gram per cubic cm.) In contrast, the four outer planets, also called the Jovian, or giant, planets-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune-are large…
Detailed explanation-3: -From left to right, the outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Venus is an outer planet. This composite shows the relative sizes of the four inner planets. From left to right, they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.