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Name two constellations which are visible in the sky:


(a) in the summer season.


(b) in the winter season.

(a) Ursa Major can be seen during summer time in the early part of the night. It has seven prominent stars.


(b) Cassiopeia is another prominent constellation in the northern sky. It is visible during winter in the early part of the night. It looks like a distorted letter W or M.

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Write the full name of INSAT.

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Write the full name of IRS.

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State whether the following statements are true or false:

(a) Constellation Orion can be seen only with a telescope.


(b) Pole Star is a member of the Solar System.


(c) Mercury is the smallest planet of the Solar System.


(d) Uranus is the farthest planet in the Solar System.


(e) There are nine planets in the Solar System.


(f) Comets are members of the Solar System.


(g) INSAT is an artificial satellite.

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

(a) The stars appear to...............in the sky.


(b) The Sun is a.............whereas Orion is a ...............


(c) The group of stars that appears to form a recognizable pattern in the sky is known as.............


(d) The brightest star in the night sky is...............


(e) Ursa Major constellation appears to revolve around the ..............star in the night sky.


(f) Orion constellation can be used to locate the position of ..............star whereas Ursa Major constellation can be used to locate the ...................star in the night sky.


(g) The planet which is farthest from the Sun is............


(h) The planet which appears reddish in colour is.............


(i) The small heavenly bodies revolving around the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called ….


(j) Asteroids are found between the orbits of ............and............


(k) Shooting stars are actually not..............


(l) A celestial body that revolves around a planet is known as.........


(m) A meteoroid becomes a............on entering Earth's atmosphere.


(n) The long-distance transmission of television programmes has been made possible with the help of .......... satellites.