Multiple choice

Which is the planet nearest to the sun?

  1. Pluto

  2. Mercury

  3. Mars

  4. Jupiter
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, with an average distance of about 58 million kilometers. Pluto, though once considered the ninth planet, is much farther from the Sun and was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Mars and Jupiter are also farther from the Sun than Mercury.

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