Tag: solar system and sun
Questions Related to solar system and sun
Indra is the Indian name of
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Uranus
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Saturn
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Earth
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Pluto
According to Indian mythology Uranus is named as Indira.
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smallest
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largest
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most dense
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coldest
The smallest planet in the solar system is Mercury. For the longest time, the smallest planet was considered to be Pluto, but now Pluto isn’t a planet any more.
Mercury measures 4879 km along its equator. Just for comparison, Earth is 12,742 km across. So, Mercury is only 38% the diameter of Earth. In terms of volume, it’s even less. Mercury has only 0.05 the volume of the Earth. In other words, if the Earth was a hollow shell, you could fit 20 Mercury's inside with room to spare.
Which of the following planets is coldest in the solar system?
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Mercury
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Venus
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Neptune
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Earth
Ans: Neptune
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reddish planet
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smallest planet
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dim planet
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largest planet
Venus is the brightest planet of our solar system and Jupiter is the largest.
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Jupiter
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Venus
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Saturn
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Earth
Venus is the brightest of all planets. It can be seen sometimes in the eastern sky before sunrise and in the western sky just after sunset. Hence, it is called the morning or evening star.
Could Saturn float on water and why?
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Yes, because its density is less than the density of water.
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No, because its density is more than the density of water.
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Yes, because it is a celestial body.
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No, because it has rings.
Saturn is the least dense planet. In fact, its density is less than water and it can hence float on water.
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inner
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outer
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dwarf
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giant
Pluto was once considered to be a planet of our solar system. Since 2006, according to the International Astronomical Organization, it is no more considered a planet and is termed as a dwarf planet.
Which of the following properties is not exhibited by planets?
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Do not have their own light
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Revolve around the sun and rotate around itself
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Keep changing their position
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Follow randomly changing orbits
Planets do not have their own light. Those merely reflect the Sun's light that falls on them.
Find the odd one out:
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Mars
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Earth
Earth is the only planet that has life on it. All the rest have no trace of life on those.
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It is called the red planet
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It is the last inner planet
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It takes 687 days to complete one revolution around the Sun
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It has 3 moons
Mars appears to be reddish in color and is hence known as the red planet.