What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?
A bay
A gulf
A strait
An isthmus
Correct Answer :
C. A strait
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Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
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Pertaining or referring to the moon
Pertaining or referring to the Sun
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Satellite
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Alfa Centaury
Sun
Proxima Centaury
Dog Star
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
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Pulsar
Brittle Star
Black hole
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Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun
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8 seconds
8 minutes
4.3 seconds
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Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
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23 hours 56 minutes
24 hours
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Earth
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Earth
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Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
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December-22
March-21
June-21
September-23
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the radiation emitted by the Sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun
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Asteroid
Satellite
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What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?
A bay
A gulf
A strait
An isthmus
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365 days
365 days and 6 months
364 days
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longitudes
latitudes
rivers
direction of winds
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It never changes
January-4
January-3
January-21
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Comets
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Columbus
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Black
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