Multiple choice

The planets on either side of the earth are:

  1. Mercury and Venus

  2. Mars and Jupiter

  3. Mars and Venus

  4. Venus and Satuen
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Explanation

Looking at the order of planets from the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn), the planets immediately on either side of Earth are Venus (closer to sun) and Mars (farther from sun). Venus is Earth's nearest planetary neighbor.

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