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Which of the following statements is not true?
AThere are millions of stars in our Solar System.
BStars have light of their own.
CStars make different patterns in the night sky, which are known as Constellations.
DThe Sun is the biggest star in our Universe.
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Which of the following statements about the sun are false?
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Which of the following statements about the sun are false?
A
It is made up of gases.
B
It generates its own light.
C Sun is a star. D
Sun is a big planet.
Solution
The correct option is D Sun is a big planet.
Sun is the closest star to the Earth. It is made up of gases like hydrogen and helium. It is the primary source of light and energy of our solar system.
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Q. Which of the following is not caused by the atmospheric refraction of light ?(a) twinkling of stars at night
(b) sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is
(c) sun becoming visible two minutes before actual sunrise
(d) sun appearing red at sunset
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun is defined as being one
Astronomical Unit
About how many moons would fit across the Earth
4 moons
The Earth's diameter is about 13,000 km while the distance between the Earth and the Moon is about 390,000 km. How many Earth's would fit between the Earth and the Moon
30
How many years would it take to reach the planet Saturn travelling at 15 thousand miles per hour?
6.05
What types of distances are typically listed in astronomical units.
Distances in the solar system
The sun is 1 AU from earth. A star.
More than 100 times the diameter of earth.
Smallest to largest Earth Solar System Milky way Galaxy clusters
If the nearest star is 4.2 light-years away, then
The light we see left the star 4.2 years ago.
3.9x105 is the same as
390 thousand
Light takes about 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.
Light takes about 40 minutes to travel from the Sun to Jupiter.
How many astronomical units is Jupiter from the Sun?
5
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