Earth, Sun & Moon Worksheet-7
Multiple-Choice Question:
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The branch of science that deals with the study of celestial bodies is known as:
(A) Agronomy (B) Astronomy (C) Anthropology
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What is the name of the book written by “Aryabhatta”?
(A) Astronomy for Dummies
(B) Space Odyssey
(C) Aryabhatiya
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Pluto was placed in the separate category of dwarf planet in:
(A) August 2008 (B) August 2007 (C) August 2006
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Identify the great Indian astronomer who also wrote the book “Aryabhatiya”.
(A) Aryabhatta (B) Brahmagupta (C) Bhaskara I
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What is the temperature at the centre of the Sun?
(A) 12 billion ºC (B) 17 billion ºC (C) 15 billion ºC
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Which of the following gas is present at the centre of the Sun?
(A) Nitrogen (B) Helium (C) Oxygen
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Which of the following planet rotates very slowly?
(A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Mercury
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The size of ____ is about half the size of the Earth.
(A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Mercury
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Saturn is also made up of:
(A) Gases (B) Water vapour (C) Iron
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Identify the great Polish astronomer in the given picture who proposed the idea - “The centre of the universe was near the Sun and the Earth rotates about its own axis and revolves around the Sun.”
(A) Nicolaus Copernicus
(B) Galileo Galilei
(C) Aryabhatta
Answer Key:
(1)-(B); (2)-(C); (3)-(C); (4)-(A); (5)-(C); (6)-(B); (7)-(C); (8)-(B); (9)-(A); (10)-(A)
