SOLAR SYSTEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How can you tell the difference between moons and planets?
A
moons are smaller than planets
B
planets have life, moons do not
C
planets orbit around stars, moons orbit around planets
D
planets have rings
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Still, the main difference between planets and moons is the fact that planets orbit around the Sun, while moons orbit around their planets or dwarf planets or asteroids or primary objects. Moon is the satellite of the earth. a planet is much larger than a moon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Planets orbit stars and moons orbit planets, so it was natural to ask if smaller moons could orbit larger ones.” ScienceDaily.

Detailed explanation-3: -Objects orbit each other because of gravity. Gravity is the force that exists between any two objects with mass.

Detailed explanation-4: -The vast majority of planets around other stars have been found through the transit method so far. This technique involves monitoring the amount of light that a star gives off over time, and looking for dips in brightness that may indicate an orbiting planet passing in front of the star.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stars are the astronomical objects, that emit their own light, produced due to thermonuclear fusion, occurring at its core. Planets refers to the celestial object that has a fixed path (orbit), in which it moves around the star. They have their own light. They do not have their own light.

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