Correct Answer - Option 3 : small ice and rock particles
Planet: A planet is a celestial body that orbits around the sun. It has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape.
Saturn is called "The Jewel of the Solar System". It is a ringed planet.
- It is the second-largest planet after Jupiter.
- Its beautiful rings are not solid. They are made up of Ice, dust, and rock.
- Its rings are huge but thin. They can be seen from the earth with the help of a telescope.
- It is very windy on Saturn. Winds around the equator can be 1800 kilometres per hour. On Earth, the fastest winds only get to about 400 kilometres per hour.
- Saturn goes around the Sun very slowly. A year on Saturn is more than 29 Earth years. But, it spins at its axis very fast i.e., 10 hours and 14 minutes a day.
Hence, the correct answer is Small ice and rock particles.
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Solar system: It is the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun).
- The planets are characterized into two: The terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars), and The Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
- The Terrestrial planets have rocky and solid compositions. They are close to the Sun and have few or no Moons. Also, they have no rings around them.
- The Jovian planets are also known as Gas planets. They are larger and composed of gas and liquid. They have multiple Moons. They all have some form of rings around them.
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Mercury is the smallest planet and Jupiter is the biggest planet.
