Solar System
- The surface temperature of sun is nearly
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6000 K
Correct Option: C
6000 K
- The outermost layer of the sun is called
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The outermost layer of the sun is called corona. A corona is a type of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other celestial bodies. The Sun's corona extends millions of kilometers into space and is most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but it is also observable with a coronagraph.
Correct Option: D
The outermost layer of the sun is called corona. A corona is a type of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other celestial bodies. The Sun's corona extends millions of kilometers into space and is most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but it is also observable with a coronagraph.
- The nuclear fuel in the Sun is
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The nuclear fuel in the sun is Hydrogen, Actually the sun isn't "burning," but instead its heat and light comes from its core where the element hydrogen is continuously being converted into the element helium. This known as nuclear fusion and is basically the same thing a hydrogen bomb does.
Correct Option: B
The nuclear fuel in the sun is Hydrogen, Actually the sun isn't "burning," but instead its heat and light comes from its core where the element hydrogen is continuously being converted into the element helium. This known as nuclear fusion and is basically the same thing a hydrogen bomb does.
- Which one of the following planets rotates clockwise ?
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The planet Venue rotates clock wise. On Venus, the rotation is backwards, or clockwise, which is called retrograde. Standing on the surface of Venus, one would be able to see the sun rising from the west.
Correct Option: C
The planet Venue rotates clock wise. On Venus, the rotation is backwards, or clockwise, which is called retrograde. Standing on the surface of Venus, one would be able to see the sun rising from the west.
- Which of the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth ?
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Venus is smaller in size than the Earth. Diameter of earth is 12,742 km while that of Venus is 12,100 km
Correct Option: A
Venus is smaller in size than the Earth. Diameter of earth is 12,742 km while that of Venus is 12,100 km