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E. Short Answer Type-! Questions., , 1., , bl, , The Sun appears to be larger and brighter because it is much nearer to, the Earth than any other star., , Mars is called red planet because its red colour comes from iron oxide, (rust) in its soil., , The Pole Star appears stationary as seen from the Earth because it lies, close to the axis of rotation of the earth., , Western sky, , Venus and Uranus, , Asteroids are small irregular heavenly bodies of rock and metals which, , revolve around the Sun in the gap between the orbits of Mars and, Jupiter., , F. Short Answer Type-!I Questions., , 1., , 2., , 3., , , , , (i) It is clearly seen in the northern part of the sky in July., , (ii) There are seven prominent stars in this constellation which form, the shape of a dipper., , (iii) At the end of the tail of Ursa minor is the Pole Star., , The Earth is the only planet in the solar system on which life is known to, exist. Conditions for existence of life are (write any three) :, , (i) Earth is at the right distance from the Sun., (ii) It has right temperature range., , (iii) Presence of water, , (iv) A suitable atmosphere, , (v) A blanket of ozone, , sme rowmeen [ween [Mote, , 1. | Burning Meteors burn Meteorites do not burn, completely before | completely on entering, ey, , they reach the the Earth’s atmosphere, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , surface of the and land on Earth’s, Earth. surface., , , , , , , , , , , , , , The size of this, heavenly body, is very small as, compared to the, size of meteorites., , The size of this heavenly, body is very big., , , , , , , It does not cause, any damage., , , , , , It can create a large crater, and cause a lot of damage, on the Earth’s surface.