Our Universe

Our universe

1. It is the first planet in our solar system and hottest amongst the members of the solar system. Identify the planet.

A. Mercury        B. Venus            C. Earth

2. The first man to walk on the Moon was a/an:

A. Indian            B. American      C. Japanese

3. Identify the correct order with respect to their sizes starting from the biggest to smallest.

A. Earth, Moon, Sun

Our universe

1. Which of the following is a star?

A. Sun

B. Earth

C. Moon

2. What kind of atmosphere will there be on the Earth, if we replace the Moon by the Sun in the Universe?

A. Extremely cold atmosphere

B. Lightening and thunderstorms

Our universe

1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the SUN?

A. We get heat and light energy from the Sun

B. It is made up of huge mass of very hot gases

C. It is the only big star found in the galaxy

2. Though the Earth is round, it appears flat to us. Why?

A. Because the Earth spins about its own axis

B. Because we can see only a part of the Earth

C. Moon covers the remaining part of the Earth 

Our universe

Miscellaneous Questions:

The given figure shows how the different heavenly bodies move around in space. Select the correct word from the given brackets to complete the given paragraph.

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Earth rotates about its own ____(1)___ (axis/equator). It takes __(2)___ (24 hours/48 hours) to complete one rotation. It also moves around the____(3)____ (Sun/Moon) to complete one ____(4)_____ (rotation/revolution). It takes ___(5)_____ (365/265) days to complete one revolution. This is called a ___(6)_____ (year/month). The earth is covered by a layer of gases called the ___(7)___ (atmosphere/ozone). ____(8)_____  (Moon/Sun) is the only ____(9)_____ (artificial/natural) satellite of the Earth. The ____(10)______ (Sun/Moon) takes about (58/28) days to orbit around the Earth.