Question

Match the entries of column A with column B.

A	B
(a) Rocky planet	(i) Pluto
(b) Gas giant	(ii) Saturn
(c) Ice giant	(iii) Uranus
(d) Dwarf planet	(iv) Venus

• A. (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) -(iv)
• B. (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) -(i)
• C. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) -(iii)
• D. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) -(i)

Answer 1

The correct option is B (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) -(i)

- Venus is known as the "rocky" or "terrestrial" planet as it is similar to Earth in composition.
- Saturn is known as the gas giant because it is made up of gases and it is too huge that about 760 earths can fit into it.
- Uranus is known as an ice giant because it is made up of ice and it is too huge that 63 earths can fit into it.
- Pluto is known as the dwarf planet because of its size as it is even smaller than the Earth's moon.