Which statements describe the inner planets?

Complete Question:

Which statements describe the inner planets? Select three options.

A.  Uranus is one of the inner planets.

B. Mercury is one of the inner planets.

C. The inner planets are also called terrestrial planets.

D. The inner planets are larger than the outer planets.

E. Gases escaped from them during the planets’ formation.

Correct Option:

The statements which describe the inner planets are as follows:

B. Mercury is one of the inner planets.

C. The inner planets are also called terrestrial planets.

D. Gases escaped from them during the planets’ formation.

Explanation:

We have the smallest planet in the inner solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, which are so identified for being near to the Sun. A terrestrial planet, a telluric planet, or a rocky planet is a world made up predominantly of rocks of silicate or metal. The outer planets in the solar system are the nearest inner planets to the Earth.

The planets inside are smaller than the outer planets. When the fusion began on the Sun a huge seismic eruption would have originated from the Sun's core and erupted externally. It produced a concussion wave that washed away the inner planets' thick gaseous atmospheres, just like a candle flame bursts out of its wick when you unexpectedly blow.