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WorksheetsUNIVERSE AND SOLAR SYSYTEM
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The mean distance from the Sun to the Earth is known as
light year
parallactic sector
astronomical unit
angstrom
The "Bing Bang Theory"is related to
continental drifts
origin of the universe
origin of the himalayas
eruption of volcanoes
The Milky Way is classified as
spiral galaxy
elliptical galaxy
irregular galaxy
round galaxy
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
2 minutes
8 minutes
4 minutes
16 minutes
Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
124 times
100 times
109 time
115 times
Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?
Sirius
Arcturus
Spica
Proxima Centauri
A 'black hole' is a body in space which does not allow any type of radiation to come out. This property is due to its
very small size
very large size
high density
very low density
Which of the following does not belong to solar system?
Asteroids
Comets
Planets
Nebulae
Which one of the following represents the inner planets?
planets between the sun and the earth
planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
planets near the earth
planets around the sun
The hottest planet of the solar system is
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
Which one of the following is the heaviest planet of our solar system?
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
The coldest planet in the solar systen
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
When ay object is taken from the earth to the moon
its weight increases
its weight decreases
there is no change in its weight
it becomes totally weightless
When does solar eclipse occur?
when the Sun comes in between the Earth and the Moon
when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon
when the Moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth
None of the above
In which situation , lunar eclipse occurs?
half moon
new moon
full moon
none of these
When the Earth is farthest from the Sun then that phenomenon is known as
Aphelion
Perihelion
Solstice
Equinox
Which of the following part of the Sun is visible to humans?
Photosphere
Corona
Chromosphere
Core
Which of the following planets in the Solar system takes the shortest revolution?
Neptune
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Select the correct chronology of the planet according to their size?
I Mercury
II Mars
III Venus
IV Earth
IV, III, II, I
I, III, II, IV
I, II, III, IV
IV, I, III, II
The tilting of the earth is responsible for
change of days
change of sun rays
change of seasons
none
Stars appear to move from
west to east
east to west
north to south
south to west
The different group of stars is known as
constellations
celestial bodies
asteroids
comet
The following planet is considered as 'Earth's Twin'
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
The diameter of Moon is _______ that of the earth.
1/2
1/3
1/4
2/3
The Moon moves around the earth in about _________ days.
25
26
27
28
