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1
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Study of Universe

A

Cosmology

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Most Accepted Theory (origin of the universe)

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The Big Bang Theory

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3
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Big Bang Theory was given by __

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Georges Lemaitre (Belgian)

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4
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Black Hole at the centre of Milky Way Galaxy

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Sagittarius A*

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5
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Nearest Galaxy

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Andromeda

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6
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Mass of Sun

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Hydrogen

Helium

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7
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Within sun, Hydrogen is converted into Helium wit the process of ___

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Nuclear Fusion

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8
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Outer Layer of Sun

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Corona

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9
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Temperature of Sun (Surface)

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6000°C

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10
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Temperature of Sun (Center)

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1,50,00,000

15 thousand thousand

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11
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Shining Surface of Sun

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Photosphere

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12
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Outer Layer

A

Corona

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13
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Closest Planet to the Sun

A

Mercury

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14
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Smallest Planet

A

Mercury

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15
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Planets with no sattelite

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Mercury & Venus

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16
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Nearest Planet to Earth

A

Venus

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17
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Slowest Rotation

A

Venus

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18
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Brightest Planet

A

Venus

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19
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Hottest Planet

A

Venus

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20
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Evening Star

A

Venus

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21
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Earth’s Twin

A

Venus

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22
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Morning Star

A

Venus

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23
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only two planets: Rotation- East to West

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Venus

Uranus

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24
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Blue Planet

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Earth

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25
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Inner Planets

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Mercury
Venus
Earth(biggest)
Mars

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26
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Which planet is in the ‘goldilock zone’

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Earth

Goldilock zone: Not too Hot, Not too Cold

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27
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Rotation Time of Earth

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23 Hours 56 Mins 4 Seconds

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28
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Study of Moon

A

Selonology

29
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Selonology

30
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____ is also know as Fossil Planet

31
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Red Planet

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Mars

Red because of (Fe203)

32
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Satellites of Mars

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Phobos

Deimos

33
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Phobos

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Satellite of Mars

34
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Deimos

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Satellite of Mars

35
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Winter Planet

36
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Shortest day of all the planets

A

Jupiter (9hrs, 55 mins)

37
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Number of satellites of Jupiter

38
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Largest Moon in the solar system

A

Ganymede (largest moon of Jupiter too, obvi)

39
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Second Largest Planet

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Only Planet with visible rings

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Flattest Planet

42
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Planet with Maximum Satellites in the solar system(82)

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Saturn (82-20 new ones discovered)

43
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Green Planet (due to Methane)

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First planet discovered with a telescope

45
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Uranus rotation

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East to West

46
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Venus Rotation

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East to West

47
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A planet on it’s side

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Uranus(because of it’s rotation)

48
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Farthest Planet from Sun

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Coldest Planet

50
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Heavenly Bodies between Mars & Jupiter

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Asteroids/ Planetoids

51
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Asteroids are present in ____ belt

A

Asteroid Belt

52
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heavenly bodies which are usually small and burn completely before the surface of Earth

A

Meteors

Meteorites

53
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Meteors-Small

A

Meteorites-Large

54
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_____ aka Shooting Stars

55
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____ aka visitors of the solar system

56
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____ aka Non-Permanent Member of Solar System

57
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___ aka Hairy Star

58
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Composition of comets

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Mainly of Frozen Gases

59
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Longest River

60
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Largest River

61
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Biggest/Deepest/Largest Ocean

A

Pacific Ocean

62
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Highest Peak

A

Mt. Everest

63
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Second Highest Peak

A

K2 (Godwin Austin)

64
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Largest Country

65
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Smallest Country

A

Vatican City

66
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Largest Gulf

A

Gulf of Mexico

67
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Deepest Point

A

Mariana Trench

jk, your mom

68
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Highest Waterfall

A

St. Angel’s Fall, Venezuela

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