Consider the following statements with reference to Our Solar system 1 Out of the eight planets merc...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to Our Solar system:

1. Out of the eight planets, mercury, jupiter, earth and mars are called as the inner planets.

2. First four planets are called as terrestrial, meaning earth-like as they are made up of rock and metals and have relatively high densities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Our Solar system consists of eight planets. The nebula from which our Solar system is supposed to have been formed, started its collapse and core formation some time 5-5.6 billion years ago and the planets were formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Our solar system consists of the sun (the star), 8 planets, 63 moons, millions of smaller bodies like asteroids and comets and huge quantity of dust-grains and gases. Out of the eight planets, mercury, venus, earth and mars are called as the inner planets as they lie between the sun and the belt of asteroids the other four planets are called the outer planets.