NCERT Question 1 - Chapter 17 Class 8 - Stars and the Solar System

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Which of the following is NOT a member of the solar system?

(a) An asteroid

(b) A satellite

(c) A constellation

(d) A comet

 

Answer

(c) A constellation 

Constellation is not a member of the solar system.

 

Explanation

The solar system consists of the sun, the stars, the planets and their satellites, asteroids, meteors and comets.

Whereas, Constellations is a group of stars having a recognizable shape

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