Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The third planet from the sun and fifth largest in size is

  1. Mercury

  2. Venus

  3. Earth

  4. None
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Explanation

Earth is the third planet from the sun (after Mercury and Venus) and the fifth largest by diameter (after Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). The order from the sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial (rocky) planets but smaller than the gas giants.

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