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Define light year. How many kilometres make 1 light year?

Important Questions on Stars and the Solar System

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 68
What is a comet? Name the comet which was last seen in 1986 after a period of 76 years.
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 69
When does a comet become visible to us?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 70
What happens to the tail of a comet when it moves far away from the Sun?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 71
What is a meteor? What is the other name of a meteor?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 72
What is the difference between a star and a shooting star?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 73
What are meteorites?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 74
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 17 - Stars and the Solar System>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 75
What are meteoroids? Which of two is really a member of the solar system: Meteoroid or meteor?