Question

the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west each day. during the day, the sun is so bright that other objects in space are rarely visible. at night, other objects in space, such as planets and stars, are often visible. the data table below contains information about the planets in our solar system.

planets in the solar system

planet	distance from sun (au)	orbital period (earth units)	diameter (km)	rotation period (earth hours)
venus	0.723	225 days	12,104	243
earth	1	365 days	12,756	24
mars	1.524	687 days	6,794	25
jupiter	5.203	12 years	142,984	10
saturn	9.539	29 years	120,536	11
uranus	19.18	84 years	51,118	17
neptune	30.06	165 years	49,500	16

why is one year on earth 365 earth days and one year on mercury 88 earth days?

a earth is much closer to the sun than mercury.
b earth is smaller than mercury.
c earth is larger than mercury.
d earth is farther from the sun than mercury.

Explanation:

A year is the time a planet takes to orbit the Sun. Planets closer to the Sun have shorter - orbit periods. Mercury is closer to the Sun than Earth.

Answer:

D. Earth is farther from the Sun than Mercury.