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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #50248 Solar System 2
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Read the text and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.
The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 percent. The planets, in order of their distance from the Sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Under the control of the Sun's gravitational force, each planet maintains an elliptical orbit and all of them travel in the same direction. The planets in our solar system fall into two groups: the terrestrial (Earth-like) planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and the Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). Pluto is not included in either category, because its great distance from Earth and its small size make this planet's true nature a mystery. The most obvious difference between the terrestrial and the Jovian planets is their size. The largest terrestrial planet, Earth has a diameter only one quarter as great as the diameter of the smallest Jovian planet, Neptune, and its mass is only one seventeenth as great. Hence, the Jovian planets are often called giants. Also, because of their relative locations, the four Jovian planets are known as the outer planets, while the terrestrial planets are known as the inner planets. There appears to be a correlation between the positions of these planets and their sizes.

According to the passage, each of the following statements comparing terrestrial planets with Jovian planets is true EXCEPT:

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Option 4: "Terrestrial planets travel in a different direction than Jovian planets do."

Explanation: This statement is incorrect as per the text, which states that all planets, including both terrestrial and Jovian, travel in the same direction under the Sun's gravitational force. Hence, this option is the correct answer to the question as it is the only false statement.

Option 1: "Terrestrial planets are closer to the Sun than Jovian planets."

Explanation: This statement is true according to the text, which states that terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are indeed closer to the Sun compared to the Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). Therefore, this option does not fit the question asking for the statement that is NOT true.

Option 2: "Terrestrial planets have smaller diameters than Jovian planets."

Explanation: This statement is also true as the text mentions that the largest terrestrial planet, Earth, has a diameter only one quarter that of the smallest Jovian planet, Neptune. Thus, this option is not the correct answer to the question.

Option 3: "Terrestrial planets have smaller masses than Jovian planets."

Explanation: This statement is accurate according to the text, which indicates that Earth's mass is only one seventeenth that of the Jovian planets. Therefore, this option does not satisfy the requirement of being the false statement.

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