WorksheetsThe Endless universe
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Identify the constillations.
Ursa major
Ursa minor
Akash Ganga
Milky way is also known as (a)
The universe consist of celestial objects like -
moons
planets
plants
stars
What is a galaxy?
Identify the star that is nearest to the Earth.
Sun
Big bear
Draco
Orion
The family of the sun is known as the (a)
The movement of the planets around the Sun is called (a)
The fixed path in which each planet moves around the Sun is called (a)
The planets spin on an imaginary line called _____________
rotation
axis
orbit
Planets do not have light of their own.
True
False
There are _____________ planets in the solar system.
nine
eight
seven
ten
The hottest planet in the solar system is:
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
Earth
Satellites are celestial objects that revolve around a moon.
True
False
(a) was the first artificial satellite launched into space in 1957.
Identify the outer planets of the solar system.
Earth
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
The uppermost tip of the Earth is called the North pole.
True
False
The gases found in the atmosphere are:
mercury
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
About seventy per cent of the surface of the Earth is land.
True
False
The conditions necessary to support life on Earth are:
presence of water
right distance from the Sun
bulging centre
suitable atmosphere
The planet that has beautiful rings around it.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
