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Geography: The Earth In The Solar System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the twinkling objects we see in the night sky known as?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Stars

d)

Asteroids

2.

The other name of full moon day is known as

a)

Amavasya

b)

Purnima

c)

Full moon day

d)

New moon day

3.

The various types of patterns that are formed by stars are known as

a)

Constellation

b)

Star patterns

c)

Saptarishi

d)

None of these

4.

(a)   is the constellation made by group of seven stars

5.

In ancient times people used to determine directions using the help of

a)

Stars

b)

Moon

c)

Planets

d)

Sun

6.

Pole star is also known as

a)

North star

b)

Saptarishi

c)

Ursa Major

d)

None of these

7.

North star points the (a)   direction

8.

Some celestial bodies are lit by stars, they are known as

(a)  

9.

The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word ____________ meaning ___________

a)

Planetai

b)

Wanderers

c)

Orbiter

d)

None of these

10.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

7

d)

5

11.

How many planets were there in the year 2005

a)

8

b)

9

c)

7

d)

10

12.

The sun is in the (a)   of the solar system. (hint: location)

13.

The sun is _____________ distance away from the Earth

a)

150 million kilometers

b)

150 million miles

c)

50 million miles

d)

None of these

14.

The fixed elongated path in which the planets move around the sun is (a)  

15.

Mercury takes 88 days to take one round of the sun

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which planet is called Earth's twin

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

17.

Earth is the ___________ largest planet in the solar system

a)

Fifth

b)

Third

c)

sixth

d)

Second

18.

The Earth is also called the________ planet

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Green and blue

d)

None of these

19.

The moons diameter is _________ of that of the earth

a)

1/5

b)

1/4

c)

1/6

d)

Whole

20.

The moons gravity is__________ of that of Earth

a)

1/6

b)

1/4

c)

1/5

d)

None of these

21.

The moon is____________ kilometers away from the Earth

a)

500,000

b)

200,000

c)

384,400

d)

None of these

22.

Asteroides are found between the orbits of ___________ and ____________

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Uranus

23.

Small pieces of rock which move around the sun are called

a)

Meteroids

b)

Asteroids

c)

Planets

d)

Stars

24.

Pluto has not been considered a planet since

a)

August 2006

b)

September 2005

c)

November 2008

d)

None of these

25.

What is the speed of light

a)

300,000 km/s

b)

100,000 km/m

c)

None of these

26.

'Sol' in Roman means

(a)  

27.

'ge' in Greek means

(a)  

28.

Which galaxy do we belong to?

(a)  

29.

What do we call the milky way galaxy in 'hindi'

(a)  

30.

(a)   of galaxies form the universe