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WorksheetsOBSERVING THE SKY
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Choose the brightest object in the sky after Sun and moon in the sky.
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Which was the first planet to be discovered by using telescope?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
The hottest star shines with a ___light
Yellowish-white
Whitish-blue
Yellowish-blue
Whitish-yellow
The constellation visible in spring
Cassiopeia
Orion
Ursa Minor
Great bear
Pole star is present in ___________hemisphere
North
South
East
West
The constellation Scorpius can be seen in the sky during ________evenings.
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Which of the following represents the pattern formed by some stars in the sky
Meteors
Meteorites
Constellations
Wandering stars
The planet that can be sometimes seen in the evening sky, even with unaided eye, is _______
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Mercury
The two stars, at the top of Ursa Major, are called
Big Dipper
Polestar
Pointers
Small Dipper
The Cassiopeia is ______
A bright group of stars in the sky
An artificial satellite
The name given to a spacecraft.
A constellation visible in autumn.
From the following, the object in the sky, that(apparently) moves least in a given time is_______
Moon
Sun
Venus
North Star
The brightest planet in the night sky is ______
Neptune
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
On closely observing some bright stars, for some hours, one finds that stars appear to move from______
West to east
East to west
South to north
North to south
Which constellation is also known as great hunter
Orion
Cassiopeia
Ursa Major
Scorpius
Which of the following lies almost along the axis of rotation of the earth
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Pole Star
None of these
Planets appear like tiny disc because
Planets are far from us as compared to stars
Planets are closer to us as compared to stars
Both planets and stars are placed same distance from us
None of these
Due to revolution and rotation of the Earth, a star appears to rise ______ everyday.
1 Minutes
2 Minutes
3 Minutes
4 Minutes
Due to revolution of earth around the sun, a set of stars in the sky after every _____
4 months
6 months
8 months
None of these
According to the ancient people the planets are also known as
Meteor
Meteorite
Wandering stars
All the above
Stars vary in ____
Size
Brightness
Temperature
All of these
