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प्रश्न
Why is the following planet not inhabitable?
Mercury
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उत्तर
Mercury is not inhabitable due to the following reasons:
- A part of it turned towards the Sun is always in sunlight. There it is a continuous long day. The temperature reaches 450°C in this hottest part. It experiences a perpetual summer.
- Its other side is always turned away from the Sun. There is a continuous night on this side. It is like perpetual winter, the temperature going 150°C below freezing point. Therefore, the diurnal range of temperature is very high.
- There’ is a very little atmosphere and no .water on this planet. The atmospheric envelope is so thin that Mercury’s world is airless.
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Fill in the blank:
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___________is the major reservoir of carbon on the earth.
In which unit the distances of universe are measured?
Which planet is known as ‘blue planet’?
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Earth is called a “Watery Planet”
What heavenly bodies are the members of the Solar System?
Why is the following planet not inhabitable?
Saturn
Give reasons for the following:
Mercury completes its orbit in less time than the Earth.
Who am I?
I am the nearest star to the earth.
Consider the following statements
Statement I: The earth is inclined at 32 1/2°angle.
Statement II: The specific gravity of Saturn is more than that of water.
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