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1
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Galaxy includes

A 
5
Start Systems (gravitationally bound)
Stellar remnants
Dark matter
Dust
Interstellar gas
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Most distant Galaxy

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GN-211

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When was GN-211 found

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March 2016

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Name of Classification used for Galaxies

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Hubbles classification

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What are Celestial bodies

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sun, moon, Objects in Night Sky

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6
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celestial bodies - types

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  1. that emit heat and light

2. that does not emit heat and light

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Asteroid belt - between which two planets

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mars and jupiter

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whats a constillation

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arrangement of stars/ group of stars

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9
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how many constillations

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officially 88

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2 major constillations

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Ursa major and minor

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big dipper indian name

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saptarishi mandal

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brightest star in big dipper/ saptarishi mandal

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Alioth (tail)

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13
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polar star

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north star

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14
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planets greek meaning

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wanderers

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15
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classification of planets

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  1. terrestrial

2. jovian

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what are terrestrial planets

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small and rocky

Mercury, venus, earth and mars

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what are jovian planets

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jupiter like - huge (giant planets)

jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

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jovian planets - density

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low

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types of jovian planets

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  1. gas planets (jupiter & saturn)

2. ice planets (uranus & neptune)

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20
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whats beyond neptune

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kuiper belt

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21
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kuiper belt earlier known as

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oort cloud

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22
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whats kuiper belt

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belt of ice
similar characteristics of asteroids belt
numerous comets exist
has planet 9

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major gases, components of kuiper belt

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ammonia, methane, water

24
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recent status of Pluto

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dwarf planet/ planetoid (since exist beyond kuiper belt)

has drifted away from sun’s orbit

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another name for dwarf planet

26
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known planetoids

A

pluto
ceres (largest object in asteroid belt)
eris (largest dwarf planet)

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ceres

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largest object in asteroid belt

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eris

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largest dwarf planet

29
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proper name for geoid

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oblate spheroid

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whats oblate spheroid

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dif in height and width (not a perfect sphere)

flatter near the poles

31
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ranking of earth as per size

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5th largest

32
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earth layers

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crust, mantle, core

33
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crust composition

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silica, alumina, lime (in order of proportion)

47% oxygen (silica and alumina has oxygen)

34
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mass of earth

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iron 32%
oxygen 30%
silicon 15%

35
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rotation

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spinning on the axis

36
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what does rotation of earth govern

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day and night

37
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revolution

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one complete round around sun

38
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what does revolution govern

39
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shape of earths path around sun

40
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perihelion

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3rd january

earth closest to sun

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aphelion

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4th july

earth farthest from sun

42
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which planet has largest natural satellite in solar system

43
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jupiters largest moon

44
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2nd largest moon in solar system

A

saturn

titan

45
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diameter of moon

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1/4th of earth

46
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tidal phenomena

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gravitational attraction between earth and moon

47
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moon’s distance from earth

48
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classification of months

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  1. sidereal

2. synodic

49
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sidereal month

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the time it takes the moon to orbit once around the earth with respect to the stars (approximately 27 1/4 days).

50
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synodic month

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the synodic month, or lunar month, is longer than the sidereal month.
wrt to sun
same visual phase
29.53 days

51
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indias missions to moon

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chandrayaan I and II

team indus

52
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whats team indus

A

unmanned spacecraft to moon

aim 2018

53
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asteroids

A

small rocky elements

exist bet mars and jupiter

54
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meteoroids

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small particles
move around sun
can drop on earth
when they drop - friction - flash of light

55
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comets

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ice bodies
move due to solar radiations and solar vent
have tail
tail always points away from sun

56
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pulsars

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neutron star
with a strong magnetic field
emit electro magenetic radiations

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