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Our Solar System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the central part of the solar system.

a)

Sun

b)

A dwarf planet

c)
d)
2.

How many days does earth take to complete one revolution around The Sun?

a)

365 1/4 days

b)

365 days and 6 hours

c)

364 days

d)

2 years

3.

Why is Earth referred as a Blue Planet?

a)

Because its 3/4 filled with water

b)

Because its 1/4 covered with land

c)

Cant be determined

d)

Because its 3rd planet from the Sun respectively

4.

I am called the ringed planet. Who am I?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Uranus

d)

Sun

5.

(a)   is called the red Planet.[write the answer in capital letters]

6.

Name the 4 Jovian Planets.

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Earth

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter

d)

Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

7.

A year for a planet equals the time taken by it to complete one __________

a)

rotation about its own axis

b)

revolution (in its orbit) around the sun

c)

rotation (in its orbit) around the sun

d)

rotation around the Sun

8.

How many degrees is the axis of the Earth tilted

a)

23.5 degrees

b)

22 degrees

c)

23 degrees

d)

22.5 degrees

9.

Neptune is also called _____

a)

Windy Planet

b)

Varun

c)

Brihaspati

d)

Ringed Planet

10.

The conditions required to live in Planet

a)

Presence of Atmosphere

b)

Presence of Liquid

c)

Right size and right distance from the sun that enables it to recieve just the correct amount of Solar Energy

d)

All of These

11.

Who discovered that orbits of planets are elliptical?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Sir Issac Newton

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

John. L. Baird

12.

________ is the smallest planet in the Solar System

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

13.

The time period of revolution ________ as the distance of Planet from the sun increases.

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Be same

d)

Cant be determined

14.

India has launched how many satellites till date?

a)

74

b)

40

c)

75

d)

41

e)

36

15.

What is the full form of ISRO

a)

Indian Space Research Organisation

b)

Indian Stationary Research Organisation

c)

Indian Space Reverse Organisation

d)

Indonesian Space Research Organisation