What is a Galaxy?

Important Questions on Night Sky

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 1

Which is the nearest neighbour of the earth in the sky?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 2

How far away the moon is from the earth?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 3

What is the distance of the sun from the earth?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 4

How much time the light takes to travel from the sun to the earth?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 5

What is the speed of light?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 6

What is the unit of measurement of distances between celestial objects?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 7

How much is a light-year in kilometres?

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>Test Your Learning Outcome>Q 8

Name the star nearest to the earth other than the sun and give its distance from the earth in the unit of the light year.