The Universe Worksheet-5

The Universe Worksheet-5

1. Which of the following represents one year?

A. Amount of time taken by the Earth to complete a revolution around the Sun

B. Amount of time taken by the moon to complete a revolution around the Earth

C. Amount of time taken by the Earth to complete a rotation on its axis

D. Amount of time taken by the Sun to complete a rotation on its axis

2. The three R's of conservation of environment mean _____.

A. Reboot, rectify, reuse             B. Reuse, recite, recover

C. Reduce, reuse, recycle            D. Reduce, reuse, recluse.

3. What will be the correct statement for the given figure?

A. It occurs in daytime

B. Cooler air over the sea rushes towards the land to take its place

C. At night the sea is warmer than the land

D. Both A. & (B).

4. Why do we see sun rising in the east and setting down in the west?

A. Because the Earth rotates on its axis from east to the west

B. Because the Earth rotates on its axis from west to the east

C. Because the Sun revolves around the Earth from east to the west

D. Because the Sun revolves around the Earth from west to the east

5. Which of the following is NOT an inner planet?

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

6. Which inner planet is farthest from the Sun?

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

7. What are the Saturn's rings made of?

A. Pieces of frozen metals          B. Water vapor

C. Mixed gases                            D. Pieces of ice and rock

8. Which planet in our Solar System has visible rings around it?

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

9. Which of the following correctly shows the order of planets from the sun with the increase in distance from the sun?

A. Mercury → Mars → Pluto → Earth → Saturn → Uranus → Jupiter →  Venus → Neptune

B. Mercury → Venus → Earth → Mars → Jupiter → Saturn → Uranus →  Neptune → Pluto

C. Jupiter → Saturn → Uranus → Neptune → Earth → Venus → Mars →  Mercury → Pluto

D. Pluto → Mars → Mercury → Venus → Earth → Neptune → Uranus →  Saturn → Jupiter

10. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?

A. Days and nights are caused due to the rotation of earth

B. The moon is not visible on all nights

C. Earth takes 365 days to complete one revolution

D. Moon takes 365 earth days to complete one revolution around the sun

Answer Key:

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