Natural and Artificial Satellites
Trending Questions
Q. What is the time taken by light to travel fromm sun to earth and moon to earth??
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What is the minimum distance between two geostationary satellites?
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Which planet has the largest number of satellites ?
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Earth
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The time period of a geo-stationary satellite is
none of these
Q. Satellites revolve around in solar system.
- planets
- sun
- stars
- moon
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Moon rotates on its own axis as it revolves around the earth. How many rotations does it make in one revolution?
2
30
1
15
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How long does it take for light from the sun to reach Earth?
5 min
1 minute
8 minutes
24 hours
Q. We always see the same side of the moon from the Earth because of .
- lunar locking
- binary locking
- tidal locking
Q. Name the largest and the smallest satellites.
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Geo stationary satellite is __________.
a polar satellite
a non–polar satellite
a satellite of time period equal to time period of rotation of the Earth.
Both (B) and (C)
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We are able to see only one side of the moon. Why? [3 MARKS]
Q. In how much time does moonlight reach the earth?
- 13 seconds
- 1.3 seconds
- 13 minutes
- 1.3 minutes
Q. List out the feature of sun synchronous satellites.
Q. Artificial satellites cannot be used for which of the following?
- Weather forecasting
- Remote sensing
- Radio and TV broadcasting
- Balancing the earth's gravity
Q. Which was India's first artificial satellite launched into space?
- Sputnik
- Aryabhatta
- EDUSAT
- Bhaskara
Q. Which of the following is a celestial body that revolves around a planet?
- Satellite
- Star
- Comet
- Asteroid
Q. Which of the following are the applications of artificial satellites?
- Weather forecasting
- Telecommunication
- Remote sensing
- Locating ground water