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5. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
(a) Pole star is a member of the solar system.                  ( )
(b) Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system.     ( )
(c) Uranus is the farthest planet in the solar system.        ( )
(d) INSAT is an artificial satellite.                                       ( )
(e) There are nine planets in the solar system.                  ( )
(f) Constellation Orion can be seen only with a telescope. ( )

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(a) False; the pole star is not a member because it is so far away from the solar system.

(b) True; Mercury is the smallest of all planets present in the solar system.

(c) False; Neptune is the farthest planet in the solar system.

(d) True, INSAT is an Indian artificial satellite.

(e) False; there are eight planets in the solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune).

(f) False; the constellation Orion can be seen with naked eyes.

 

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