Stars & The Solar System

Stars and The Solar System Worksheet-7

1. Pole star appears to be stationary in all seasons because:

(a) pole star does not rotate on its axis

(b) pole star happens to lie on the axis of equator

(c) pole star happens to lie above the axis of north pole of the earth

(d) pole star is most distant of all the stars

2. Live telecast of a cricket match is possible due to:

(a) geostationary Satellite

(b) polar satellite

(c) low-earth orbiting satellite

(d) sun-synchronous satellite

Stars and The Solar System Worksheet-8

1. The solar family consists of

(a) The sun and the nine planets

(b) The sun, the planets and their satellites

(c) The sun, the planets and their satellites and other objects like asteroids, comets, meteors, etc.

(d) Sun only.

2. The tail of a comet points

(a) Towards the sun                     (b) Away from the sun

(c) In arbitrary direction            (d) Away from the earth

Stars and The Solar System Worksheet-9

1. A planet which is called born sister of Earth is

(a) Mercury      (b) Venus           (c) Mars             (d) Jupiter

2. The number of stars in our solar system is

(a) 9                    (b) 5                    (c) 1                     (d) 8

3. Our Sun is

(a) Stationary

(b) Moving around the centre of Milky Way