GK
THE UNIVERSE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Solar System (and Earth) is located about 25, 000 light-years to the galactic center and 25, 000 light-years away from the rim. So basically, if you were to think of the Milky Way as a big record, we would be the spot that’s roughly halfway between the center and the edge.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sun is located in the Milky Way galaxy in a spiral arm called the Orion Spur that extends outward from the Sagittarius arm. The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, bringing with it the planets, asteroids, comets, and other objects in our solar system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Our Sun is one of at least 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy about 100, 000 light-years across. And where are we in the Milky Way? Our Sun lies near a small, partial arm called the Orion Arm, or Orion Spur, located between the Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Earth is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way (called the Orion Arm) which lies about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the Galaxy. Here we are part of the Solar System-a group of eight planets, as well as numerous comets and asteroids and dwarf planets which orbit the Sun.