Statement 1: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as inner planets. They have less number of moons or no moons.
Statement 2: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as outer planets. They have large number of moons and all have a ring system around them.
Statement 1: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as inner planets. They have less number of moons or no moons.
Statement 2: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as outer planets. They have large number of moons and all have a ring system around them.
The correct option is A Both the statements are true.
The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are nearer to the Sun, hence known as inner planets. They don't have ring system and have less number of moons, i.e. natural satellites. On the other hand, planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are far away from the Sun, hence known as outer planets, they all have a ring system and a large number of moons. Because of larger mass and larger distance from the Sun, the outer planets have much more gravity to hold the moons orbiting around them.
Both the statements are true.
The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are nearer to the Sun, hence known as inner planets. They don't have ring system and have less number of moons, i.e. natural satellites. On the other hand, planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are far away from the Sun, hence known as outer planets, they all have a ring system and a large number of moons. Because of larger mass and larger distance from the Sun, the outer planets have much more gravity to hold the moons orbiting around them.
