The Earth and the Solar System

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The Earth and the Solar System: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Our Solar System, The Earth in the Solar System, The Sun, The Planets, Asteroids, Comets, The Moon, Eclipse & Continents etc.

Important Questions on The Earth and the Solar System

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How many brightest stars is the constellation called the Great Bear made up of?

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What is a meteor called?

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Which of the following option best explain about Kuiper belt?

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The asteroid belt is formed between which two planets?

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When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, it is known as:

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In the year 2000, Ayush was born. If the last time Ayush saw Halley's comet was in March 1986, when will he see it again?

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What exactly are comets?

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The comet tail is made up of the charged particles called ________ . 

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The 'blue moon ' phenomenon occurs ______.

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The largest volume and mass of the earth is found in _____.

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ln which of the following eras the earth was nearly covered with snow and ice?

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Read the given statements.
1. The Earth does not move along its orbit at a constant rate.
2. The Earth moves fastest at perihelion and slowest at aphelion.
The above statements are true of which one of the following laws?

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Consider the following two statements, one labelled as the Assertion(A) and the other as Reason (R). Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer the correct answer by using the code given below:
Assertion(A): Comets revolve around the sun only in a long elliptical orbit.
Reason (R): A comet develops a tail when it gets close to the sun.

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How much is the mass of the moon when compared with that of the earth?
1.1/49
2.1/81
3.1/51
4.1/8

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What is the most accurate  description of the shape of the earth?

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Space between Earth and Moon is known as _____.

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Uranus was discovered by:

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Which of the following planets has its density less than water?

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What is the source of Sun Energy?

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Which planet is the hottest planet in the solar system?