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Match the following.

(a) Morning star -3 Venus


Venus is seen just before sunrise during the time when planet is west of sun, that is why is called as morning star.


(b) The Great Bear -4 Constellation


Constellations are group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky


(c) IRS -5 Artificial satellite


Artificial satellite is a man made device that revolves around planet in a fixed orbit(path).


(d) Asteroids -2 Between Mars and Jupiter


Asteroid is small rocky body revolving around sun in fixed orbit(path). Large no. of these Asteroids are found between the orbits of mars and Jupiter.


(e) Halley's comet -6 76 years


Halley's comet is probably the most well known of all the comets. It approaches the sun every 75-76 years.


(f) Rotation of the moon -1-27.3 days


Moon takes approximately 27 days to rotate once on its axis


(The axis is an Fixed imaginary line passing from center of moon or planet)


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