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Correct Answer: Option 2

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and it lies108 million km from the Sun. Venus is often referred to as our sister planet because of similarities in size, mass, density and volume. It is believed that both planets share a common origin forming at the same time around 4.5 billion years ago. Option 2 shows 2 shaded circles with similar sizes. Hence, this is the correct answer.

The other 3 options depict varying sizes of the planets earth and Venus. Hence, options 1, 3 and 4 are incorrect.
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