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Universe(Part 2)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is true about Pluto?

a)

Pluto is a dwarf planet

b)

Pluto was discovered in 1932

c)

Pluto is after Uranus

d)

All of these

2.

Which of the following are dwarf planets?

a)

Haumea

b)

Makemake

c)

Ceres

d)

All of these

3.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. _________was the first woman to go in space.
  2. ________was the first Indian artificial satellite.
a)

Valentina Tereshkova, Aryabhatta

b)

Kalpana Chawla, Sputnik-1

c)

Kalpana Chawla, Aryabhatta

d)

Valentina Tereshkova, Sputnik-1

4.

State True/False.

  1. Lunar Eclipse comes when the Moon comes between the Earth & Sun.
  2. Laika was a Russian cosmonaut.
  3. Amavasya is the New Moon Day.
a)

F, F, T

b)

T, F, T

c)

T, F, T

d)

T, T, F

5.

When was Pluto declared a dwarf planet?

a)

August 24, 2005

b)

August 25, 2006

c)

August 24, 2006

d)

August 26, 2005

6.

Choose the correct statement.

a)

Sunita Williams was the first Indian woman to go in space.

b)

Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go in space in Vostok-3 spacecraft

c)

Yuri Gagarin went to space in Vostok-1 from America

d)

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go in space in Vostok-6 spaceship

7.

Identify the given image.

a)

Total Solar Eclipse

b)

Partial Lunar Eclipse

c)

Partial Solar Eclipse

d)

Total Lunar Eclipse

8.

Who amongst the following went to Moon for the first time?

a)

Neil Alden Armstrong

b)

Edwin Buzz Aldrin

c)

Michael Collins

d)

All of these

9.

Identify the incorrect statement.

a)

Aryabhatta was launched in 1975

b)

Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin & Michael Collins walked on Moon for the first time in 1969.

c)

Sputnik-1 was launched by Soviet Union in 1957

d)

None of these

10.

Identify the celestial object in the image.

a)

Natural satellite

b)

Spaceship

c)

Artificial Satellite

d)

Rocket

11.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. Solar system is a part of _________Galaxy.
  2. Sun is at the_______of the Solar System.
  3. When the Moon comes in the centre of the Sun & Earth, it is called ____________.
a)

Milky Way, centre, lunar eclipse

b)

Andromeda, centre, lunar eclipse

c)

Milky Way, centre, solar eclipse

d)

Milky Way, edge, lunar eclipse

12.

Which of the following planets revolve from west to east?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

None of these

13.

Identify the planet.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

14.

Where is the asteroid belt situated?

a)

Between Mars & Earth

b)

Between Mars & Jupiter

c)

Between Jupiter & Saturn

d)

Between Earth & Venus

15.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. When the illuminated part of the Moon increases, it is called_______.
  2. When the illuminated part of the Moon decreases , it is called_______.
  3. When illuminated part of the Moon is more than half, it is called_________.
a)

Waxing, Waning, Crescent

b)

Waning, Waxing, Gibbous

c)

Waxing, Waning, Gibbous

d)

Waning, Waxing, Crescent

16.

Which is the third largest planet of our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

17.

Look at the image carefully. Identify the correct option.

a)

Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse

c)

Amavasya, Lunar Eclipse

d)

Solar Eclipse, Purnima

18.

Name the planets that revolve in clockwise direction.

a)

Uranus & Neptune

b)

Venus & Mars

c)

Venus & Jupiter

d)

Uranus & Venus

19.

Identify the celestial object in the given image.

a)

Comets

b)

Meteors

c)

Asteroids

d)

Artificial Satellites

20.

How many people till date have walked on Moon?

a)

12

b)

11

c)

10

d)

13

21.

Who built the building in the given image?

a)

Marana Pratap

b)

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

c)

Maharaja Sawai Singh

d)

Tipu Sultan

22.

Who discovered that the Earth is round about 500 years ago?

a)

Valentina Tereshkova

b)

Ferdinand Megellan

c)

Bhaskara

d)

Aryabhatta

23.

What are the different phases of Moon?

a)

Amavasya

b)

Half Moon

c)

Purnima

d)

All of these

24.

What is the duration between a Full Moon & Purnima?

a)

14 days

b)

7 days

c)

30 days

d)

28 days

25.

Identify the correct statement.

a)

Rakesh Sharma went to space in Soyuz T-11 on 12th April,1984

b)

Pluto was discovered by Clyde.W Tombaugh on February 20th,1930

c)

Sputnik-1 was the 1st satellite to be launched by NASA in 1957

d)

IAU declared Pluto as a dwarf planet on 24 Aug, 2006

26.

Which of the following remains unchanged when we travel in space?

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Mass

d)

All of these

27.

Your weight on Earth is 60 kg. What is your weight on Moon?

a)

10 kg

b)

5 kg

c)

12 kg

d)

15 kg

28.

Which is the fourth largest planet of the Solar System?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

29.

State True/False.

  1. Milky Way Galaxy has millions of stars.
  2. Comets are not a part of our Solar System.
  3. Planetoids revolve around Jupiter & Mars.
a)

T, F, T

b)

T, T, F

c)

F, F, T

d)

T, F, F

30.

The person who studies the impact of celestial objects on our life is called_______.

a)

Astronomer

b)

Astronaut

c)

Astrologer

d)

Cosmonaut

31.

Read the statement carefully & choose the correct option.

Comets rotate around the Sun in a circular orbit.

a)

The statement is false and can be made true by replacing the word rotate with revolve

b)

The statement is true

c)

The statement is false and can be made true by replacing the word rotate with revolve & circular with elliptical

d)

The statement is false and can be made true by replacing the circular with elliptical

32.

Fill in the blanks.

Satellite revolves around ______which in turn revolves around_________.

a)

Sun, planet

b)

planet, comet

c)

planet, Sun

d)

Moon, Sun

33.

Identify the INCORRECT statement?

a)

Sputnik-1 was the first artificial satellite launched in 1957

b)

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go in space in Vostok-6 in 1963

c)

Yuri Gagarin was the first man to go in space in Vostok-1 on 12th April, 1961

d)

None of these

34.

What is NOT true about Moon?

a)

Moon rotates on its own axis & takes 27.32 days to complete one turn.

b)

Moon revolves around Earth.

c)

Moon completes 1 revolution in 27.32 days.

d)

None of these

35.

Select the correct statement.

a)

Milk Way Galaxy is a part of Solar System

b)

Kalpana Chawla was the second woman of Indian origin to go in space.

c)

Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin & Michael Collins went to Moon in Apollo-11 spacecraft on July 20,1969.

d)

All of these