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Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because – |
| A. | they emit light of a constant intensity |
| B. | their distance from the earth does not change with time |
| C. | they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light |
| D. | they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable |
| Answer» D. they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable | |
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Explanation: Eris is the most massive and second-largest dwarf planet known in the Solar System. It is 27% more massive than dwarf planet Pluto. Eris is the ninth-most-massive known body directly orbiting the Sun, and the largest known body in the Solar System not visited by a spacecraft. |
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