Exam 1: Astronomy and Space Exploration

It is difficult to observe Mars because

Light Year is

____ appears as bright head with long tail. the tail grows in size as it approaches the sun.

If I am 13 years old, I have gone round the sun ___ times.

Ravi was looking for Venus in the sky at midnight. Mohan laughed at him because Venus

During a clear night sky, bright light streaks are often visible called shooting stars. the are actually

_____ was the first Indian satellite.

If Saturn is thrown into an ocean,

Earlier we had 9 planets in our solar system of which one name has been eliminated as per IAU (2006). The planet is