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Stars and Solar system

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The star which appears stationary from the earth

a)

Pole star

b)

Shooting Stars

c)

Sirius

d)

Alpha Centauri

2.

Brightest star in the night sky

a)

sun

b)

Sirius

c)

Pole star

d)

Proxima centauri

3.

Stars appears to move from

a)

west to east

b)

north to south

c)

east to west

d)

south to north

4.

What is are home galaxy?

a)

Snickers Galaxy

b)

Kit Kat Galaxy

c)

Milky Way Galaxy

d)

Nebula Galaxy

5.

A group of billions of stars, the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust

a)

Stars

b)

Galaxy

c)

Astronomy

d)

Planet

6.

All existing matter and space considered as a whole

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Stars

d)

Planet

7.

Huge balls of hot glowing gas (Sun)

a)

Galaxy

b)

Universe

c)

Planet

d)

Stars

8.

The study of objects in space and their characteristics

a)

Solar System

b)

Astronomy

c)

Moon

d)

Stars

9.

Farthest from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

c)

Stars

d)

Planets

10.

Closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

a)

Stars

b)

Outer Planets

c)

Inner Planets

d)

Planets

11.

The path the earth takes around the Sun

a)

Universe

b)

Stars

c)

Orbit

d)

Planet

12.

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

a)

Moon

b)

Orbit

c)

Revolution

d)

Axis

13.
Earth's seasons are caused by the tilt of its axis and its revolution.
a)
True 
b)
False
14.
How many hours does it take the Earth to make one rotation? 
a)
48
b)
24
c)
28
d)
365
15.

A large, round body that revolves around a star in clear orbit

a)

Stars

b)

Planet

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto

16.
The hottest planet is 
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
17.
The largest planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
18.
The planet that has the most rings
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
19.
This is no longer a planet
a)
Neptune
b)
Io
c)
Pluto
d)
moon
20.

The Universe is a group of:

a)

Celest bodies, matter and energy that are in the space.

b)

Gas, dust and millions of stars

c)

A great ball of gas that proyects light.

d)

The MIlky way

21.
What is Pluto?
a)
An asteroid
b)
A planet
c)
A dwarf planet
d)
It doesn't exist
22.

Galaxies are:

a)

gropus of Asteroids

b)

Groups of planets

c)

Groups of stars, gas and dust.

d)

Group of satellites

23.

What´s the red planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

24.

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
26.

Objects which exists in the sky are known as

a)

Celestial Objects

b)

Moons

c)

Galaxies

d)

Space Junks

27.

It is also called as shooting stars

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteorites

c)

Comets

d)

Asteroids

28.

The Natural satellite of earth (a)  

29.

Moon produces its own light

a)

True

b)

False

30.

It is dusty, barren, has many craters, has large number of steep and high mountains and has no atmosphere

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

31.

Stars mainly consists of

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Sodium

32.

What chemical process in stars produce heat and light?

(a)  

33.

A group of stars which forms some recognizable pattern is known as (a)  


(Capitalize the first letter of each word)

34.

Unit of measuring distances in the universe

a)

Light Year

b)

Kilo-meters

c)

Meter

d)

Centi-meters

35.

How are the gas giants similar to each other? (Select all that apply)

a)

Made up of hydrogen and helium

b)

No solid surfaces

c)

Rocky surfaces

d)

Closer to the sun

36.

The various shapes of the bright part of the moon as seen during a month are called _________ __ _____


use lower case

(a)  

37.

Which constellation looks like a distorted W or M?

a)

Cassiopia

b)

Ursa Major

c)

Ursa Minor

d)

Orion

38.

Other name for Ursa Major

a)

Saptarshi

b)

Shani

c)

Prithvi

d)

Brihaspati

39.

India's first mars orbiter mission - (a)  


{capitalize the first letter}

40.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Between Mars and Jupiter

b)

Between Earth and Mars

c)

Between Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Between Mercury and Venus

41.

"They revolve around the sun in highly elliptical orbits

Its tail grows in size as it approaches the sun"


Which celestial object is being mentioned here?

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Planet

d)

Alpha Centauri

42.

Swarms of _________ are seen when the earth crosses the tail of a comet. they also occur at regular Intervals. These are known as _________ _________

a)

Meteor, Asteroid

b)

Meteors, Meteor Showers

c)

Asteroid, Meteor Showers

d)

Asteroid, Asteroid Showers

43.

INSAT, IRS, Kalpana - 1, EDUSAT are ____________

a)

Satellites

b)

Comets

c)

Space Junk

d)

Stars

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