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Explain why do stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle.

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  • Assertion (A): The stars twinkle in night but the planets do not twinkle. Reason (R) :The stars are much bigger in size than the planets.

    A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion.
    B
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explaration of the assertion.
    C
    (4) is true but (R) is false.
    D
    (A) is false but (R) is true.

  • Stars twinkle due to

    A
    atmospheric refraction.
    B
    atmospheric reflection.
    C
    attering of light.
    D
    dispersion of light.

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