Question

Which planet or planets lie between the Earth and the Sun?

Hint:

These are the two planets closer to the Sun than Earth.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Mercury and Venus.

In our solar system, the planets orbit the Sun at different distances. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, followed by Venus, and then Earth. Since both Mercury and Venus orbit closer to the Sun than Earth does, they lie between the Earth and the Sun.

These two planets are called inferior planets because their orbits lie inside Earth's orbit, and they can sometimes be seen transiting across the face of the Sun from Earth.