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Why do the stars appear like point objects?

Important Questions on Stars and The Solar System

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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>Test Yourself>Q 4
What is constellation? How does the constellation differ from a star?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>Test Yourself>Q 5

Name a star which appears stationary from the earth. In which constellation is it situated?

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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>Test Yourself>Q 6
What is "a light minute?" How many light minutes is the earth from the sun? Express this distance in kilometers?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>Test Yourself>Q 7
How much time is involved from one new moon to another new moon as seen from the surface of the earth?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>Test Yourself>Q 8

In how much time does the moon complete one rotation about its own axis?

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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>TEST YOURSELF>Q 1
What is a planet? How many planets revolve around the Sun?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>TEST YOURSELF>Q 2
Name the planet which (i) is nearest to the sun (ii) is farthest from the Sun (iii) supports life?
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SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 15 - Stars and The Solar System>TEST YOURSELF>Q 3
Name (i) the planet which revolves around the sun from east to west (ii) the celestial object which was initially considered as a planet and which intersects the orbit of another planet?