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Question
Match the following:
| Group A | Group B |
| (1) Galaxy | (a) From east to west |
| (2) Comet | (b) 33 satellites |
| (3) Sun-like star | (c) Spiral |
| (4) Saturn | (d) Sirius |
| (5) Venus | (e) Halley |
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Solution
| Group A | Answers |
| (1) Galaxy | (c) Spiral |
| (2) Comet | (e) Halley |
| (3) Sun-like star | (d) Sirius |
| (4) Saturn | (b) 33 satellites |
| (5) Venus | (a) From east to west |
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