Question

Name the largest planet of the solar system.

Answer 1

Hint:Solar system consists of eight planets which revolve around the sun. Now, in the specific question we want to know about the size of the planets and which one has the highest size. On the basis of size the planets are classified as terrestrial and giant planets.

Complete step by step answer:
The solar system is a gravitationally bound system of sun and the planets around the sun.Every planet has its own orbits along which they are moving around the sun. The planets are classified on the basis of distance:
-Inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
-Outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
These planets are also classified on the basis of size:
-Terrestrial planets (small in size)
-Giant planets (massive in size)

Planets sequence followed by the sizes:
1. Mercury:
smallest planet
nearest to the sun
radius of mercury =$2439.7km$

2. Venus:
brightest planet
radius of Venus =$6051.8km$

3. Earth:
two-third covered by water
radius of earth =$6371km$

4. Mars:
red planet
radius of mars =$3389.5km$

5. Jupiter:
largest planet
radius of Jupiter =$69911km$

6. Saturn:
contains rings
radius of Saturn =$58232km$

7. Uranus:
Radius of Uranus = $25362km$

8. Neptune:
coldest planet
radius of Neptune =$24622km$

From the above information we conclude that Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system. Jupiter was named after the king of ancient roman god.

Note:Mercury is the smallest and the nearest planet to the sun of the solar system.Earth is the only planet where life is possible.Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system and is $11$ times the size of Earth and $317$ times its mass.