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Earth in Space

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Universe is estimated to be born.....

a)

14.2 billion years ago

b)

13.8 billion years ago

c)

14.2 million years ago

d)

13.8 million years ago

2.

Which theory gained maximum acceptance for explaining the formation of the universe?

a)

Sun Theory

b)

Universe Theory

c)

Bigbang Theory

d)

All of these

3.

The planets of the Solar System move around the sun in a repeating path termed?

a)

Circles

b)

Planetary paths

c)

Orbits

d)

Ellipses

4.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the planets closet to the Sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

c)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Venus and Jupiter

5.

Who out of the following contributed to establishing a correct solar system model?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Michael Schumacher

c)

David Brothers

d)

Javier Pena

6.

Scientists estimated that there are billions of galaxies in our Universe

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Our solar system was formed over 8.2 billion years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Mars is the largest of all the terrestrial planets.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In ancient times people use to believe that the Earth was the centre of our Solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Mercury is a terrestrial planet.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Scientists study the universe by looking at it through massive telescopes.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called inner planets.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Largest object in our solar system, containing about 99.8% mass of the solar system is the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Around 30% of the Earth comprise of Water, while the remaining 70% has landforms like mountains, valleys, deserts and plains.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Pluto is still considered a planet.

a)

True

b)

False