Which statement best describes the distances between planets in the solar system?(1 point)

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It increases the farther you move from the sun.
It increases the farther you move from the sun.

It decreases the farther you move from the sun.
It decreases the farther you move from the sun.

It stays the same for all planets in the solar system.
It stays the same for all planets in the solar system.

It has varying distances with no specific pattern.
It has varying distances with no specific pattern.

Answer 1

The best statement that describes the distances between planets in the solar system is:

It has varying distances with no specific pattern.

While there is a general trend that distances increase as you move farther from the Sun, the distances between individual planets do not follow a consistent pattern. The spacing between the inner planets (like Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) is quite different from the spacing between the outer planets (like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune).