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Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial planets because they are:
ABeyond the asteroid belt
BMade of hydrogen and helium
CEarth-like, of rock and metal
DJupiter-like gas giants
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Earth-like, of rock and metal
1. They lie between the sun and the asteroid belt.
2. Terrestrial means earth-like, rock and metal.
3. They have relatively high densities.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 2, The Origin and Evolution of the Earth._
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