Question

X is a gaseous planet that rotates in clockwise direction unlike others. Which of the following could be X
a) Venus
b) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Uranus

Answer 1

Hint: All the planets starting from Jupiter to Neptune are gaseous planets. Their composition basically consists of gas and liquid and hence one cannot land on their surface. There are only two planets in our solar system that rotate clockwise i.e. Uranus and Venus. Hence one can easily guess the correct answer from the options given above.

Complete step by step answer:
Before we begin with the question there is a phrase to remember the names as well as the order of all the planets. The phrase is ”My very efficient mother just served us noodles”. The first letter of each word in the phrase represents a plane. The order of the planets is as follows: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. We know that there are only two planets i.e. Uranus and Venus which rotate clockwise as well as the gaseous planets i.e. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Hence we can conclude that the planet which is gaseous as well as rotates clockwise is Uranus.

So, the correct answer is “Option d”.

Note:
Uranus is the seventh planet in our solar system. It is 8 astronomical units away from the sun i.e. 8 times the distance from the earth to the sun. It consists of a gaseous atmosphere because due to his high gravitational force it can actually pull gases toward it. Speaking about its anticlockwise rotation around 2.5 billion years ago It was hit by a planet sized asteroid which changed its orientation. It is the coldest planet in our solar system.