Which statement does NOT correctly identify a planet in the solar system? aMercury is an inner terrestrial planet. bMars is an outer terrestrial planet cJupiter is an outer gas giant. dNeptune is an outer gas giant.
Question
Which statement does NOT correctly identify a planet in the solar system? aMercury is an inner terrestrial planet. bMars is an outer terrestrial planet cJupiter is an outer gas giant. dNeptune is an outer gas giant.
Solution
The statement that does NOT correctly identify a planet in the solar system is "bMars is an outer terrestrial planet". Mars is indeed a terrestrial planet, but it is not considered an outer planet. In our solar system, the inner planets (also known as terrestrial planets) are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer planets (also known as gas giants) are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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