The Stars and Constellations

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The Stars and Constellations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Stars, Pole Star, Constellation, Ursa Major, Orion, Great Bear, Leo Major, Cassiopeia, The Nearest Star to Earth, Unit of Distance, Light Year & Sirius etc.

Important Questions on The Stars and Constellations

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The symbol 'au' is used to represent which unit in astronomy?

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It is convenient to express the distance between heavenly bodies in kilometres.

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List two units used for the measurement of distances between heavenly bodies.

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Why are the distances between heavenly bodies are not expressed in the units of meters or kilometres?

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Ursa-major is also known by the name of _____.

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Great Bear is a constellation.

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"Great Bear is a set of stars in a specific pattern in the northern hemisphere". Explain about this statement.

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Which of the following is the other name for the 'Great bear'?

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Great Bear is another name of Ursa-major.

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How many zodiac constellations are there?

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The people who live in the _____ hemisphere cannot see polestar.

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What are the groups of stars in the sky?

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Unscrambled word:
RIONO

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Which of the following is not a member of the solar system?

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Astronomers have divided the sky into _____ constellations.

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_____ star is nearest to our solar system after the sun.

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In the _____ (peripheral/core) of the sun, hydrogen gas fuses with the liberation of energy.

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Stars appear to move from east to west because

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Stars appear as points to us, but sun do not because

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_____(Ursa Major/Ursa Minor) is a large constellation which covers a large part of the sky.