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Why do we call some nearby planets, like Venus to be a non-luminous body, although light comes out from those planets?


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As they produce their own light

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As they do not produce their own light

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As they behave like stars

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Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is B

As they do not produce their own light


Some nearby planets like Venus appear like a bright star during the early evening, but they do not produce their own light. They appear bright as they reflect the light which they receive from the Sun.


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