Question

Sundar and Vansh are looking carefully at the picture given below and are observing that the planets differ in size.They are trying to find the rank that our earth holds in respect of size.Can you help them to find it?

Answer 1

Earth is the fifth largest in the solar system

Explanation:

The solar system consists of eight planets revolving around the sun. The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Mercury  is the closest to the sun. Neptune is the farthest from the sun, followed by Pluto but it is not considered a planet.

The order of the planets in terms of their size is given below, along with a comparison of the planet's size vs. the Earth.

1. Jupiter – 1,120% the size of Earth
2. Saturn – 945% the size of Earth
3. Uranus – 400% the size of Earth
4. Neptune – 388% the size of Earth
5. Earth  
6. Venus – 95% the size of Earth
7. Mars – 53% the size of Earth
8. Mercury – 38% the size of Earth

Earth is the fourth smallest or the fifth largest in the solar system.