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STARS AND SOLAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Halley’s Comet is seen after every

(a) 76 months

(b) 76 years

(c) 56 months

(d) 56 years

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Ursa Major is a

(a) star

(b) constellation

(c) seen only with telescope

(d) satellite

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which planet has the largest number of satellites?

(a) Jupiter

(b) Saturn

(c) Mercury

(d) Mars

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

The stars forming a recognizable shape is called

(a) constellation

(b) system

(c) galaxy

(d) asteroids

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which star is nearest to Earth?

(a) Pole star

(c) Orion

(b) Cassiopeia

(d) Sun

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Our galaxy is known as

(a) Earth galaxy

(b) Sun galaxy

(c) Milky Way

(d) Constellation

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

The planet farthest from the Sun is

(a) Uranus

(b) Neptune

(c) Saturn

(d) Mercury

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

____ appears as a bright head with a long tail. The tail grows in size as it approaches the sun.

(a) Asteroid

(b) Comet

(c) Planet

(d) Meteor

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

a. Mercury

b. Venus

c. Earth

d. Saturn

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

WHICH PLANET IS THIS

a)

SATURN

b)

MARS

c)

JUPITER

d)

EARTH

11.

WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO SEE ONE SIDE OF MOON BECAUSE

a)

IT DOES NOT ROTATE

b)

IT ROTATE AT SAME SPEED AS EARTH

c)

IT HAS TWICE THE ROTATION SPEED AS COMPARED TO EARTH

d)

IT HAS HALF THE ROTATION SPEED AS COMPARED TO EARTH

12.

WHICH PHENOMENON IS THIS

a)

LUNAR ECLIPSE

b)

EARTH ECLIPSE

c)

SOLAR ECLIPSE

d)

NONE