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The Universe Worksheet-4

The Universe Worksheet-4

 

  1. What is the solar system?

A. Sun and its planets, their satellites, and other objects revolving around the Sun.

B. Milky Way and its sun, their planets, their satellites, and other objects revolving around the Sun.

C. A system of receiving solar energy

D. A space craft

 

  1. Which of the following statement is NOT true for the positions of Sun and Earth as shown in the figure?

A. At the North Pole there is sunlight throughout the day and night

B. At the South Pole there is no day light at all

C. It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere

D. It is summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

 

  1. How long will it take for the Earth to reach X in its orbit around the Sun?

A. 180 days       C. 200 days       B. 160 days        D. 250 days.

 

  1. What is the Earth's axis?

A. A distance between the North and South poles

B. A line that divides North and South hemisphere

C. An imaginary line that goes the Antarctica

D. An imaginary line that goes through the North and South poles

 

  1. What is special about the Milky Way galaxy?

A. This is the galaxy closest to our galaxy.

B. This is the galaxy we live in.

C. This is the largest galaxy in the universe.

D. This galaxy has no star.

 

  1. Which inner planet is almost equal in size to the Earth?

A. Mercury        B. Venus            C. Mars              D. None of the above

 

  1. What are the main gases in the Jupiter's atmosphere?

A. Oxygen                                      B. Hydrogen and helium.

C. Nitrogen                                    D. Carbon dioxide

 

  1. Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

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

 

  1. The earth completes one rotation in _____.

A. One day        B. One year       C. One week      D. One hour

 

  1. Which of the following planet shows the characteristics given below?

It is the second planet from the Sun.

It is the brightest planet.

A. The Mercury                           B. The Earth

C. The Mars                                 D. The Venus

 

Answer Key:

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