GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

THE UNIVERSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When we say an object is in orbit, we mean that it is traveling around another object in space. What do planets in a solar system orbit?
A
a star
B
a moon
C
a galaxy
D
a universe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them.

Detailed explanation-2: -satellite. noun. object that orbits around something else. Satellites can be natural, like moons, or artificial.

Detailed explanation-3: -Actually, planets don’t orbit stars. All objects in a solar system revolve around their common centre of mass.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solar System A star system is a group of planets, meteors, or other objects that orbit a large star. While there are many star systems, including at least 200 billion other stars in our galaxy, there is only one solar system.

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