CBSE Questions for Class 8 Physics Stars And The Solar System Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

The universe consists of:
  • Galaxies
  • Planets
  • Stars
  • All of the above
Comet is an object with a _________ head and a _________ tail.
  • pale, long
  • bright, long
  • pale, short
  • bright, short
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are not among the  _______ planets.
  • outer
  • inner
  • warmer
  • lighter
Meteorites are useful because:
  • those can be stored in the museum
  • those help the scientists in studying the material from which the solar system was formed
  • those cause destruction
  • those are only rocks
What is a meteorite?
  • A meteorite is something that reaches the surface of Earth
  • Shooting star
  • A constellation
  • A comet
All meteors reach the surface of the Earth. This statement is
  • True
  • False
Fill in the blank.
Artificial __________ are man-made objects which orbit around the Earth.
  • Comets
  • Satelites
  • Asteroids
  • Stars
The man-made objects which orbit the Earth are:
  • Moon
  • U.F.O
  • Artificial satellites
  • Asteroids
Satellite performs:
  • weather forcasting
  • telecommunication and remote sensing
  • defense planning
  • all of the above
The group of small pieces of rock revolving around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called:
  • Meteorites
  • Asteroids
  • Meteors
  • Comets
The bright streaks of light seen occasionally in the sky are ________.
  • planets
  • satellites
  • meteors
  • constellations
Astronomers study about: 
  • Celestial bodies
  • Microorganisms
  • Nuclear reactions
  • Electricity
The diameter of moon is about:
  • $$3500\ km$$
  • $$1000\ km$$
  • $$10000\ km$$
  • $$15000\ km$$
Which of the following is not a celestial body of the universe?
  • Earth
  • Star
  • Planet
  • Aeroplane
Fill in the blanks:

Moon moves from ____ to _____ around the Earth.
  • east, west
  • west, east
  • east, east
  • west, west
Temperature variation on surface of moon is:
  • very large
  • very small
  • zero
  • very small or zero
The thin layer of gases on lunar surface is:
  • Exosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Ionosphere
  • none of the above
Gases found in lunar atmosphere are:
  • Helium
  • Methane
  • Nitrogen
  • all of the above
Fill in the blank:

$$1$$ rotation on its axis of Moon equals ______ revolutions of Moon around the Earth.
  • $$30$$
  • $$1$$
  • $$365$$
  • $$7$$
If new moon day is day $$1$$, then what is the day when half of the moon is visible?
  • $$10$$
  • $$3$$
  • $$7$$
  • $$14$$
If new moon day is day $$1$$, then what is the day of the crescent moon?
  • $$15$$
  • $$29$$
  • $$2$$
  • $$16$$
Which member of solar system also known as minor planets?
  • Comet
  • Asteroids
  • Meteors
  • Stars
Shooting stars are actually not meteors.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is NOT a member of the solar system?
  • An asteroid
  • A satellite
  • A constellation
  • A comet
Which of the following other than planet is (are) member(s) of solar system?
  • Asteroids
  • Constellations
  • Meteors
  • Both A and C
If new moon day is day $$1$$, then what is the day of the gibbous moon?
  • $$14$$
  • $$3$$
  • $$7$$
  • $$10$$
State whether given statement is True or False.
INSAT is a natural satellite.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is NOT a planet of our Solar System?
  • Sirius
  • Mercury
  • Saturn
  • Earth
Meteors are commonly known as:
  • Comets
  • Stars
  • Asteroids
  • Shooting Stars
What is celestial object?
  • Naturally occurring physical entity which exists in observable universe
  • Artificially occurring physical entity which exists in observable universe
  • Naturally occurring physical entity which exists in observable solar system
  • None
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