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EARTH, SUN AND MOON

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All planets revolve around the sun in fixed path called

a)

orbitals

b)

pathway

c)

orbits

d)

circle

2.

Branch of science which deals with heavenly bodies is called ___

a)

astronomer

b)

astronomy

c)

spacology

d)

asteroids

3.

A heavenly body that moves around a planet is called____

a)

constellation

b)

star

c)

satellite

d)

asteroid

4.

The sun is made up of these gases

a)

helium and carbon dioxide

b)

hydrogen and nitrogen

c)

hydrogen and helium

d)

helium and nitrogen

5.

The second largest planet in the solar system that takes about 29.5 years to go around the sun

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

6.

This planet appears deep blue in colour which is named after the Roman God of sea and its orbit sometimes goes beyond that of Pluto

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

7.

This American spacecraft carried first men who went to the moon

a)

Voyager 1

b)

Apollo 2

c)

Apollo 11

d)

Voyager 11

8.

From this layer of the earth, the magma comes out when volcano erupts.

a)

mantle

b)

outer core

c)

crust

d)

inner core

9.

India's first space mission to the moon is

a)

chandrayaan- 11

b)

mangalyaan-2

c)

chandrayaan-1

d)

mangalyaan-1

10.

A layer of the earth's atmosphere which absorbs ultraviolet rays is called __

a)

Oxygen layer

b)

Ozone layer

c)

Carbon dioxide layer

d)

Methane layer

11.

Identify the phase of the moon

a)

crescent

b)

new moon

c)

half moon

d)

gibbous

12.

The changing shapes of the moon that we see each night are called___

a)

stages of the moon

b)

phases of the moon

c)

faces of the moon

d)

eclipse of the moon

13.

Identify the event that occurs when sun, earth and moon come in a straight line

a)

crescent

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

solar eclipse

d)

gibbous

14.

The brightest planet of the solar system , also called as the morning/evening star which is named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty___

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

15.

Identify the event that is exhibited by a heavenly body____

a)

phases of the moon

b)

total solar eclipse

c)

partial solar eclipse

d)

partial lunar eclipse