GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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includes
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does not include
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.
Detailed explanation-2: -The solar system consists of a star, for us called the Sun, in which all objects travel around it, these objects being planets, natural satellites, asteroids, meteoroids and comets.
Detailed explanation-3: -A heliocentric orbit is one that goes around the sun. All the planets in our solar system, along with all the asteroids in the Asteroid Belt and all comets, follow this kind of orbit.
Detailed explanation-4: -Our entire solar system also has a barycenter. The sun, Earth, and all of the planets in the solar system orbit around this barycenter. It is the center of mass of every object in the solar system combined. Our solar system’s barycenter constantly changes position.