Question

Match the following.

Column A	Column B
a. Earth	i. Morning and evening star
b. Venus	ii. Farthest planet
c. Neptune	iii. Smallest planet
d. Mercury	iv. Third largest planet.
e. Uranus	v. Blue planet

Accepted Answer

a- v
Earth is the third planet in the solar system that comes after the planet Venus. The earth is also called a blue planet because it contains 70% of water. It is the only planet on which life exists.

b- i
Venus is the second planet from the sun. Venus is almost completely of carbon dioxide, with no oxygen at all. This planet is also known as morning and evening star as it can be seen after sunrise and the sunset.

c- ii
Neptune is the planet farthest from the sun. This planet looks like Uranus. It is a very cold planet and appears bluish in the night sky.

d-iii
Mercury is closest to the Sun. It is the first and the smallest planet in our solar system. This planet has more craters than any other planets.

e- iv
Uranus is the third-largest planet in the solar system. It appears blue-green in colour. Uranus is the seventh planet in the solar system. This planet has a very cold atmosphere.

Column A Column B

a. Earth v. Blue planet

b. Venus i. Morning and evening star

c. Neptune ii. Farthest planet

d. Mercury iii. Smallest planet

e. Uranus iv. Third largest planet.

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