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What planet has the most visible rings

Saturn is the planet with the most visible rings. Saturn's rings are one of the most iconic symbols of astronomy.
Saturn is the planet in our solar system that is famous for the rings.

An explosion of a star

When a star explodes, it is referred to as a nova. If the star is large enough, it will create a super nova. And if the star is dense enough, it does not explode, but instead collapses on itself and forms a black hole

What Is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere

what is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere

Contains mostly older stars with a red color

elliptical galaxy....

What is movement of the earth around the sun called

When the Earth moves around the Sun, we say that it is orbiting the Sun.

Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon

lunar eclipse

Prevents charged particles from the sun from reaching the surface

Magnetic Field

The moon is fully visible to observers on Earth

Full Moon

A detected apparent change in the pitch caused by the motion of a sound source or of an observer is called

The Doppler effect.

The Doppler effect.

The Doppler effect.

The Doppler effect.

Do terrestrial planets have more moons than the outer gas giants

Terrestrial means on Earth so Earth is the only terrestrial planet

This is incorrect, the first 4 planets are terrestrial as they are solidly bound planets. Pluto was also a terrestrial dwarf planet. Any planet can have moons but due to the gas giants having larger gravitational forces they have traditionally gathered more moons. Thusly, no.

The giant red spot is found on the planet

the giant red spot is found in the planet jupiter.

What is it called when the moon lies between earth and the sun but does not block the light from reaching earth

It is a partial eclipse if some light is blocked. If NO light is blocked then this time is called new moon.

Which zone is most likely to be home to algae

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