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OBSERVING THE SKY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the brightest object in the sky after Sun and moon in the sky.

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

2.

Which was the first planet to be discovered by using telescope?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

3.

The hottest star shines with a ___light

a)

Yellowish-white

b)

Whitish-blue

c)

Yellowish-blue

d)

Whitish-yellow

4.

The constellation visible in spring

a)

Cassiopeia

b)

Orion

c)

Ursa Minor

d)

Great bear

5.

Pole star is present in ___________hemisphere

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

6.

The constellation Scorpius can be seen in the sky during ________evenings.

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn

7.

Which of the following represents the pattern formed by some stars in the sky

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteorites

c)

Constellations

d)

Wandering stars

8.

The planet that can be sometimes seen in the evening sky, even with unaided eye, is _______

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

9.

The two stars, at the top of Ursa Major, are called

a)

Big Dipper

b)

Polestar

c)

Pointers

d)

Small Dipper

10.

The Cassiopeia is ______

a)

A bright group of stars in the sky

b)

An artificial satellite

c)

The name given to a spacecraft.

d)

A constellation visible in autumn.

11.

From the following, the object in the sky, that(apparently) moves least in a given time is_______

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Venus

d)

North Star

12.

The brightest planet in the night sky is ______

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

13.

On closely observing some bright stars, for some hours, one finds that stars appear to move from______

a)

West to east

b)

East to west

c)

South to north

d)

North to south

14.

Which constellation is also known as great hunter

a)

Orion

b)

Cassiopeia

c)

Ursa Major

d)

Scorpius

15.

Which of the following lies almost along the axis of rotation of the earth

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Ursa Minor

c)

Pole Star

d)

None of these

16.

Planets appear like tiny disc because

a)

Planets are far from us as compared to stars

b)

Planets are closer to us as compared to stars

c)

Both planets and stars are placed same distance from us

d)

None of these

17.

Due to revolution and rotation of the Earth, a star appears to rise ______ everyday.

a)

1 Minutes

b)

2 Minutes

c)

3 Minutes

d)

4 Minutes

18.

Due to revolution of earth around the sun, a set of stars in the sky after every _____

a)

4 months

b)

6 months

c)

8 months

d)

None of these

19.

According to the ancient people the planets are also known as

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorite

c)

Wandering stars

d)

All the above

20.

Stars vary in ____

a)

Size

b)

Brightness

c)

Temperature

d)

All of these