The Universe Worksheet-3

The Universe Worksheet-3

1. What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

A. Andromeda                                B. Milky Way

C. NGG 4414                                  D. Home galaxy

2. The person in the given figure was a great Italian scientist. He built an improved telescope and used it to discover four moons of Jupiter. He also invented the thermometer. Who was he?

A. Joseph B. Priestley                  B. Galileo Galilei

C. Lord Kelvin                               D. None of these.

3. Which of the following factor is responsible for change of seasons?

A. The tilted axis of the Earth

B. The revolution of the Earth

C. Both A. & B.

D. None of these.

4. Why do we see day and night on the Earth?

A. Because the Earth rotates on its axis

B. Because the Sun rotates on its axis

C. Because the Sun revolves around the Earth

D. Because the Earth revolves around the Sun

5. What type of object is the Sun?

A. A moon         B. A Planet        C. A star             D. A galaxy

6. Which inner planet does not have an atmosphere?

A. Venus            B. Mercury        C. Mars              D. Earth

7. Which outer planet is closest to the Sun?

A. Jupiter          B. Saturn           C. Uranus          D. Neptune

8. Which planet is farthest from the Sun?

A. Saturn           B. Jupiter          C. Neptune        D. Uranus

9. The only planet with life in the solar system is ____.

A. The Moon     B. The Sun         C. The Mars      D. The Earth

10. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the moon?

A. It does not emit its own light

B. It is the natural satellite of the earth

C. It is the nearest planet to the sun

D. It is not stationary

11. Which of the following planet does not have satellites?

A. Earth             B. Saturn           C. Mercury        D. Jupiter

Answer Key:

(1)–B; (2)–B; (3)–C; (4)–A; (5)–C; (6)–B; (7)–A; (8)–C; (9)–D; (10)–C; (11)–C