How does a planet differ from a star?

Answer the following question briefly.

Distinguish Between

Planet	Star
A planet does not have it's own light and heat. It dervies its light from a star.	A star possesses its own light and heat.
A planet is usually smaller than a star.	Stars are huge objects compared to planets,

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Chapter 1: The Earth in the Solar System - Exercises [Page 7]

Chapter 1 The Earth in the Solar System
Exercises | Q 1.1 | Page 7

How can you prove that the earth is a sphere by looking at the horizon?

Give the distinctive features of the earth as a unique planet. Also, give three points of comparison with respect to other planets.

Provide reliable evidence to prove that the earth is spherical in shape.

Name the planet closest to the Sun.

Give a reason for the following:

Earth is called a “Watery Planet”

Distinguish between the following pair.

Planet and Planetoids

The shape of the earth is not exactly that of a sphere Why?

The living sphere.

Match the following.

The Tropic of Cancer faces the Sun directly on ______.