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Astronomy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Astronomy?

a)

Study of Flora and Fauna

b)

Study of celestial objects

c)

Study of Planet Earth

d)

None of the above

2.

Who speculated that our universe is expanding?

a)

Newton

b)

Edwin Hubble

c)

Galilio

d)

Copernicus

3.

Who had propounded the planetary laws?

a)

Newton

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

4.

Who had proved first that our earth and another planet are revolving?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Edwin Hubble

5.

Which one of the following elements occurs most abundantly in our universe?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

6.

What is the difference between asteroids and comets?

I. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.

II. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.

III. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a)

I and II Only

b)

I and III Only

c)

III Only

d)

I, II and III

7.

Which of the following planets has the largest number of planets?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

8.

Which is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

9.

Which one of the following planet is also called morning star or evening star?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

10.

Which is the hottest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter