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The Earth in the Solar System - 1

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The North Star (Dhruv tara) indicates the (a)   direction.

2.

The sun is in the (a)   of the solar system.

3.

We can see the full moon only once in about a ______ time.

a)

month’s

b)

week's

c)

year's

d)

night's

4.

Full Moon night is also called what ?

a)

Amavasya

b)

Poornima

c)

Celestial Bodies

d)

Stars

5.

One of the most easily recognisable constellation is

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Big Dipper

c)

Saptarishi

d)

Phoenix

6.

__________ was a famous astronomer of ancient India.

a)

Madhava

b)

Aryabhata

c)

Bhaskara II

d)

Brahmagupta

7.

All the planets move around the sun in an elongated path.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The word ‘planet’ comes from the Greek word “Planetai” which means ‘wanderers’.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The moon is in the center of the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Till recently (August 2006), Pluto was also considered a planet.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Word geography is made of two Greek words, ‘ge’ meaning’ ‘earth’ and ‘graphia’ meaning ‘writing’

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How long does it take to go from a new moon to a full moon?

a)

Month

b)

Week

c)

Fortnight

d)

Year

13.

Name few dwarf planets.

a)

Ceres

b)

Pluto

c)

Haumea

d)

makemake

e)

Eris

14.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
15.
Planets are ordered at different distances from the Sun. Which two planets are closer to the Sun than Earth is?
a)
Mars and Jupiter
b)
Saturn and Neptune
c)
Venus and Jupiter
d)
Mercury and Venus
16.
The latin term "sol" in Solar System refers to _____
a)
the Sun
b)
the solitude of space
c)
rotating planets
d)
the spin of the planets
17.

Which is the third nearest planet to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

18.
What is the Moon?
a)
It is a planet
b)
It is a satellite
c)
It is a star
d)
It is a comet
19.

Earth is the (a)   planet from the sun.

20.
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
21.

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
What best describes the Asteroid Belt?
a)
A group of large rocks that are in outer space.
b)
The 8 planets that are in our solar system.
c)
A line of clouds in outer space.
23.
An _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
24.

Name the natural satellite of the earth?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Moon

d)

Meteor

25.

How long does it take for the moon to complete one revolution?

a)

15 days

b)

24 hours

c)

24 hours + 6 hours

d)

28 days

26.

A sphere with its ends flattened at poles (just like earth) is called _______

a)

Galaxy

b)

Universe

c)

Celestial Object

d)

Geoid

27.

A pattern of stars in the sky is called a _____________.

a)

combination

b)

star shape

c)

universe

d)

constellation

28.

Why do most stars look so small in the sky?

a)

They are close to us.

b)

They are far away from us.

c)

They are running out of gas.

d)

They are new stars.

29.

Why does the sun look so big to us?

a)

It is the closest star to Earth.

b)

It is the biggest star.

c)

It is farthest star from Earth.

d)

It is the hottest.

30.
All of the stars in the sky are very far away from Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

What is the north star called?

a)

Dubhe

b)

Ursa

c)

Polaris

d)

Sun

32.

What constellation is pictured?

a)

Ursa minor

b)

big dipper

c)

Orion

d)

Ursa Major

33.
What is the Sun?
a)
A Planet
b)
A Star
c)
Cloud
d)
Moon
34.

Which of the following is true about the Sun?

a)

The Sun is the main source of energy for Earth.

b)

The Sun is a star.

c)

The Sun is a ball of gas.

d)

All of the above.

35.

The Sun gives _____ and _____ energy to Earth.

a)

temperature and star

b)

heat and light

c)

sun and star

d)

heat and star

36.

What is the speed of light in kilometers per second?

a)

1,000,000 km/s

b)

300,000 km/hour

c)

300,000 km/minute

d)

300,000 km/s

37.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
38.

How much time light takes to reach the earth?

a)

361 seconds

b)

760 seconds

c)

193 minutes

d)

8 minutes

39.

A person who studies the universe and the objects in it.

a)

Galileo

b)

A really smart person.

c)

Bill Nye the Science Guy

d)

astronomer

40.
Someone who studies the stars
a)
Geologist
b)
Biologist
c)
Starologist
d)
Astronomer
41.

The most northern point on the Earth.

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Minnesota

d)

England

42.

Also called "Polaris", directly over the North Pole

a)

orbit

b)

North Star

c)

day

d)

revolution

43.

The star which indicates the north is called

a)

pole star

b)

pole

c)

north pole

d)

south pole

44.

A Group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar System

d)

Planet

45.
What are asteroids?
a)
Smaller celestial objects that are mostly made of rock
b)
Smaller celestial objects mostly made of ice and other particles
46.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
47.
What are the the 3 types of galaxies?
a)
Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies
b)
Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
c)
 Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies
d)
Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies
48.

A Group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar System

d)

Planet

49.

The constellation which means seven sages

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Saptarishi

c)

Orion

d)

None of these

50.

One of the most easily recognisable constellation is the-

a)

ursa major

b)

saptarishi

c)

big bear

51.

The Pole star indicates the direction to the

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

52.

A huge system of billions of stars, clouds of dust and gases is called a (a)   .

53.

Ursa Major is also called _____

a)

Saptarishi

b)

The Great Bear

c)

The Big Dipper

d)

Orion

54.

The Saptarishi helps is to locate :

a)

Sun

b)

The Pole star

c)

Moon

d)

The Great Dipper

55.

The moon's surface is covered with

a)

grass

b)

water

c)

craters

d)

water

56.

True or False? Moon has mountains, plains, and depressions on its surface. These cast shadows on the moon’s surface.

a)

True

b)

False

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