Question

The number of planets in our solar system is
A- Nine
B- Eight
C- ten
D- Ambiguous

Answer 1

Hint: The planets are those heavenly bodies which orbit around some another heavenly body and have their force of gravitation.

Complete step by step answer:
There are currently more planets than stars which can be found in our galaxy. Currently, in our solar, there are eight planets which go around the sun. These are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Additional Information:
The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury. The hottest planet is Venus. Earth Is the only planet which has water on it. Mars used to have water a long time back and traces of water has been found on it but research is still going on. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Also, it has the largest number of moons. Saturn is the only planet in our solar system which has rings around it. It is the brightest planet owing to the rings. Neptune was the first planet which was discovered by mathematical calculations and then it was sighted. Pluto was discovered in 1930 and it was considered to be a planet until late 2000 when in 2006 it was removed from the list.

Note:
previously there was another planet called Pluto but now it finds its name in the category of a dwarf planet. Beyond Neptune, a class of smaller worlds called dwarf planets region.