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The Earth in the Solar System — Social Science STD 6 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceThe Earth in the Solar System5 Marks
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What are constellations? What are its types?
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Answer

  1. There are millions of stars in the sky, which are distributed randomly.
  2. But few of the stars are found in cluster or in groups.
  3. Such grouping of the stars is known as constellation.
  4. These can be seen only during the night. As they have a definite shape, hence they acquire different names.
  5. There are around 88 known constellations. Some of them are as follows:
  • Ursa Major (or Great Bear)
  • Ursa Minor (or Little Bear)
  • Orion (or Hunter)
  • Pegasus
  • Scorpious
  • Cassiopeia.
One of the well-known constellations in the sky is Saptarishi Mandal or Great Bear. It is also known as Ursa Major.

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