STARS AND SOLAR SYSTEM

The Halley’s Comet is seen after every

(a) 76 months

(b) 76 years

(c) 56 months

(d) 56 years

• A

• B

• C

• D

Ursa Major is a

(a) star

(b) constellation

(c) seen only with telescope

(d) satellite

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which planet has the largest number of satellites?

(a) Jupiter

(b) Saturn

(c) Mercury

(d) Mars

• A

• B

• C

• D

The stars forming a recognizable shape is called

(a) constellation

(b) system

(c) galaxy

(d) asteroids

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which star is nearest to Earth?

(a) Pole star

(c) Orion

(b) Cassiopeia

(d) Sun

• A

• B

• C

• D

Our galaxy is known as

(a) Earth galaxy

(b) Sun galaxy

(c) Milky Way

(d) Constellation

• A

• B

• C

• D

The planet farthest from the Sun is

(a) Uranus

(b) Neptune

(c) Saturn

(d) Mercury

• A

• B

• C

• D

____ appears as a bright head with a long tail. The tail grows in size as it approaches the sun.

(a) Asteroid

(b) Comet

(c) Planet

(d) Meteor

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

a. Mercury

b. Venus

c. Earth

d. Saturn

• A

• B

• C

• D

WHICH PLANET IS THIS

• SATURN

• MARS

• JUPITER

• EARTH