Question

Biggest planet of solar system is
1. Earth
2. Mars
3. Saturn
4. Jupiter

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Jupiter

The correct answer is Jupiter.

• Biggest planet of the solar system is Jupiter.

• Jupiter:
  • Jupiter is also known as the winter planet as its average temperature is very low (–148°C).
  • Ganymede, a satellite of Jupiter is the largest satellite in the Solar System.

• The sequence of planets according to their distance from the sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called terrestrial planets, and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called gaseous planets. 
• Earth:
  • The Earth is 23½° tilted on its axis and, thus, makes 66½° angle.
  • It takes 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds to rotate on its axis.
  • Earth is known as the “watery planet” or the “blue planet”.
  • It has ‘Goldilock Zone’.
• Mars:
  • The iron-rich red soil and pink sky of Mars give it the name, “Red Planet”.
  • Phobos and Demos are two satellites of Mars.
• Saturn:
  • Saturn has bright concentric rings which are made up of ice and ice-covered dust particles which revolve around it.
  • Titan is the largest satellite of Saturn.