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The Moon Earth's Natural Satellite

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this natural satellite?

a)

Titan

b)

Ganymede

c)

Moon

d)

Pluto

2.

Which is the correct explaination of total lunar eclipse?

a)

When the moon is partly hidden by the dark shadow of the earth it is a total lunar eclipse

b)

When the moon is completely hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total lunar eclipse

c)

When the sun is completely hidden behind the moon it is a total lunar eclipse

d)

none of the above

3.

Who was the first man to go to space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Major Yuri Gagarin

d)

Rakesh Sharma

4.

What is the name of this eclipse?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Lunar eclipse

c)

Mercury eclipse

d)

Mars eclipse

5.

On April 2008, India launched a remote sensing satellite. What is it known as?

a)

Chandrayaan1

b)

Apple

c)

Rohini

d)

CARTOSAT-2A

6.

The moon is _______________ km away from the earth

a)

1,56,990

b)

3,84,400

c)

500

d)

12,23,789

7.

What is the name of this eclipse?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Lunar eclipse

c)

Mercury eclipse

d)

Mars eclipse

8.

Why does the moon shine?

a)

The moon shines because it reflects the light of the earth

b)

The moon shines because it reflects the light of the sun

c)

The moon shines because it reflects the light of a solar panel

d)

The moon shines because it reflects the light of other planets

9.

When do the high tides occur?

a)

during first quarter and third quarter

b)

during new moon and crescent moon

c)

during full moon and gibbous moon

d)

during new moon and full moon

10.

When did the space age begin?

a)

2020

b)

1542

c)

1957

d)

1989

11.

Who became the first man to step on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Micheal Collins

d)

John Glenn

12.

The American space craft ________________ landed on the moon successfully on 21 July 1969

a)

Apollo 12

b)

Apollo 1

c)

Apollo 11

d)

Apollo 13

13.

Which is the correct explaination of total solar eclipse?

a)

When the sun is completely hidden behind the shadow of the moon it is a total solar eclipse

b)

When the sun is partly hidden behind the shadow of the moon it is a total solar eclipse

c)

When the moon is completely hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total solar eclipse

d)

When the moon is partly hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total solar eclipse

14.

Who was the first woman to go to space?

a)

Kalpana Chawla

b)

Sunita Williams

c)

Valentina tereshkova

d)

None of the above

15.

Who was the first Indian man to go to space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Major Yuri Gagarin

d)

Rakesh Sharma

16.

The moon is ___________ million years old

a)

3,990

b)

4,500

c)

12,300

d)

2,900

17.

which facts are right about the moon?

a)

The moon is the natural satellite of the earth

b)

there is life on the moon

c)

The moon is 3,84,400 km away from the earth

d)

There is enough air and water on the moon

18.

A _______________ is an object that revolves around a planet

a)

Solar panel

b)

Satellite

c)

Space shuttle

d)

UFO

19.

Who stepped on the moon along with Neil Armstrong?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Gus Grissom

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Alan Shepard

20.

Which space craft was India's first unmanned mission to the moon?

a)

Chandrayaan 1

b)

Chandrayaan 2

c)

Chandrayaan 3

d)

Rohini

21.

The first Man-made Satellite named Sputnik 1 was sent by which country's scientists?

a)

India

b)

USA

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Russia

22.

The Satellite named Aryabhata was sent by which country?

a)

India

b)

USA

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Russia

23.

The gravity on the moon is _______________ of the earth

a)

one-tenth

b)

one-fifth

c)

two-seventh

d)

one-sixth