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ishan

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on: Jul 27, 2018
The solar constant is a measure of
 
  a. the amount of solar energy reaching Earth.
  b. the length of the sunspot cycle.
  c. the period of rotation of the Sun's equator.
  d. the average number of sunspots seen during the Maunder minimum.
  e. the Sun's mass.

Question 2

The first observations of objects in the solar system that orbited neither the Sun nor Earth were made by ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


DHRUVSHAH

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

Galileo


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