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Gr.5_UT 1 Test-25

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of stars?

a)

They produce their own light

b)

They twinkle in the sky

c)

They revolve around planets

2.

Which ISRO mission aimed to study Mars? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Mangalyaan
Aditya-L1
PSLV​
Chandrayaan-2
3.

Why does the Moon appear different each night?

a)

Its shape changes

b)

Earth's rotation changes

c)

Sun’s light reflects differently due to moon’s revolution

d)

Clouds cover it sometimes

4.

How many days are there in a lunar month approximately?

a)

30

b)

7

c)

29

d)

365

5.

The Earth completes one ​ (a)   on its own axis in ​ (b)   .​

Choose from the below words
rotation
revolution
1 day
365 days
6.

Locate the continents in a world map.

7.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

8.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Earth's revolution

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

Sun’s revolution

d)

Moon’s rotation

9.

Which is the largest ocean on Earth? ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
Indian
10.

How many days are there in a leap year?

a)

365

b)

364

c)

366

d)

367

11.

Which phase comes after a full moon?

a)

New Moon

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

First Quarter

12.

What divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Axis

13.

What is the term for the Moon getting smaller in the sky each night?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

Rotating

d)

Reflecting

14.

Match the following

a)

1.

High pointed landform

b)

2.

Flat elevated area

c)

3.

Low area between hills

d)

4.

Surrounded by water from all sides

e)

5.

Surrounded by water from only 3 sides

15.

Label the diagram of the phases of moon.

1) New moon

2) Full moon

3) First quater

4) Third quater

16.

Which of the following causes seasons?

a)

Earth’s revolution and tilt

b)

Earth’s rotation

c)

Moon’s phases

d)

Clouds

17.

Which of the following is NOT a use of satellites?

a)

Weather forecasting

b)

Communication

c)

Flying in the air

d)

GPS navigation

18.

The layer of the atmosphere where airplanes fly is:

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Thermosphere/ Inosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Stratosphere

19.

Classify the characteristics under its sphere.

Categorize the following

Has clouds and we can see hot air balloons

Has ozone layer and aeroplanes fly here

Coldest layer and we see meteors

Hottest layer, temperature can go up to 2000 degree Celsius

Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere/Inosphere
20.

The natural satellite of Earth is (a)   .