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The Nigth Sky

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can you see up in the night sky

a)

satellites

b)

celestial bodies

c)

houses

d)

none of the them

2.

The hottest planet in the solar system

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

3.

milky way is also know as

a)

white way

b)

sky king

c)

akash ganga

d)

star king

4.

_________ are small celestial bodies

a)

satellites

b)

moons

c)

stars

d)

all of them

5.

certain groups stars seem to form a recognizable pattern in the night sky is called

a)

constellation

b)

stars

c)

galaxy

d)

world

6.

what is the border between the outer and inner planets

a)

comets

b)

asteroid belt

c)

UV radiations

d)

nothing

7.

the distance traveled by light in 1 years is called _______

a)

long distance

b)

space length

c)

light year

d)

comet

8.

we also call new moon as

a)

no moon

b)

Amavasya

c)

Purnima

d)

black moon

9.

what is the definition of the term universe

a)

the vast surrounding space

b)

the darkness of space

c)

area around 1 star

d)

none of them

10.

which of the following are dwarf planets

a)

Pluta

b)

Eris

c)

makemake

d)

mars

e)

Haumea

11.

how sun provide us heat and light

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

endothermic reactions

c)

it burns

d)

it is a bulb

12.

what is a heavily body that revolves around a planet called

a)

rock dust

b)

moon/ satellite

c)

meteor

d)

comet

13.

what is the meaning of an astronomers

a)

the scientists that study earth

b)

the scientists that study sun

c)

the scientists that study astronomy

d)

the scientists that study human behavior

14.

Halley's comet appears every ____________ years

a)

76

b)

84

c)

1

d)

12 months

15.

the time period between 1 new moon and other

a)

14 days

b)

125 years

c)

29-30 dais

d)

29 days

16.

name a few dense planets (inner planets)

write in order and all letters lower case with a comma in between each name

(a)  

17.

another name for the outer plants planets is _________

a)

big planets

b)

Jovian planets

c)

joviian planets

d)

gases planets

18.

how many rings does Saturn have

a)

8

b)

6

c)

7

d)

2

e)

126

19.

what are the rings of Saturn composed of

a)

earth and mars

b)

ice particles

c)

dust

d)

moons

20.

All planets which revolve around the sun in a definite path is called _______________

a)

Orbit

b)

walking path

c)

cycling path

d)

trajectory

21.

celestial bodies are also called

a)

human bodies

b)

Heavenly bodies

c)

both of them

d)

none of them

22.

The east to west rotation is called

a)

normal motion

b)

fast motion

c)

slow motion

d)

retrograde motion

23.

which planet is same size as earth

a)

venus

b)

mars

c)

sun

d)

pluto

24.

Stars in group, in the sky is called

a)

Galaxies

b)

black holes

c)

white holes

d)

supernovas

25.

When more than half moon is visible we call it as

a)

wanning gibbous

b)

gibbous moon

c)

new moon

d)

full moon

26.

It is believed that Mars has large amount of water

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Halley's comet has last been seen in 1984

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Ceres (the dwarf planet) is also an asteroid

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Uranus is also called Shukra

a)

False

b)

True

30.

Saturn Is the second largest planet in the solar system

a)

True

b)

False

31.

There are (a)   constellations discovered so far by astronomers.

(type the number)

32.

The constellation Cassiopeia is named after (a)   queen

all letters lower case

33.

The star (a)   which is the brightest star in the sky is located close to Orion.

write all letters in lower case

34.

rating to this quiz

a)

5 star

b)

10 on 10

c)

1 on 1

d)

100 on 100

35.

rearrange the planets in order

Mars->Jupiter->Earth->Venus->Mercury->Neptune->Saturn->Uranus

a)

Mercury->Venus->Earth->Mars->Jupiter->Saturn->Neptune->Uranus

b)

Mercury->Venus->Earth->Mars->Jupiter->Saturn->Uranus ->Neptune

c)

Mercury->Venus->Mars->Earth->Jupiter->Saturn->Uranus ->Neptune

d)

Mercury->Venus->Earth->Mars->Jup!ter->Saturn->Uranus ->Neptune