Arrange the following members of the solar system in increasing order of their distance from the Sun:
1. Mars
2. Mercury
3. Jupiter
4. Earth
5. Venus
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
The planets of the solar system, taken outwards from the Sun, come in this order:
2. Mercury — The planet nearest to the Sun.
5. Venus — The second planet from the Sun.
4. Earth — The third planet from the Sun.
1. Mars — The fourth planet from the Sun.
3. Jupiter — The fifth planet from the Sun, the farthest of these five.