Solar System
- By how much degree the earth is inclined on its own Axis
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23 1/2
Correct Option: A
23 1/2
- The planet Pluto has been abandoned from the group of conventional planet and kept in the group of dwarf planet by a summit held in
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The planet Pluto has been declared as a dwarf planet in the summit held in Prague. In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of "dwarf planet." This means that from now on only the rocky worlds of the inner Solar System and the gas giants of the outer system will be designated as planets.
Correct Option: D
The planet Pluto has been declared as a dwarf planet in the summit held in Prague. In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of "dwarf planet." This means that from now on only the rocky worlds of the inner Solar System and the gas giants of the outer system will be designated as planets.
- Two planets which have no satellites
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Mercury and Venus
Correct Option: B
Mercury and Venus
- The black part of the moon is always calm and dark which is called
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The black part of the moon is called sea of tranquility. Sea of tranquility is not an actual sea but rather the point at which Apollo 11 first landed on when it reached the moon. It is a lunar mare which mainly consists of basalt rock and is located on the Tranquillitatis basin which is on the Moon. The mare has a tint which is slightly blue in colour and stands out from the rest of the moon.
Correct Option: A
The black part of the moon is called sea of tranquility. Sea of tranquility is not an actual sea but rather the point at which Apollo 11 first landed on when it reached the moon. It is a lunar mare which mainly consists of basalt rock and is located on the Tranquillitatis basin which is on the Moon. The mare has a tint which is slightly blue in colour and stands out from the rest of the moon.
- What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth ?
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An oblate sphere
Correct Option: D
An oblate sphere