CBSE Questions for Class 8 Physics Stars And The Solar System Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

The largest asteroid known to a man is _________.
  • Vesta
  • Ceres
  • Chiron
  • Trozan
The Halley's comet was sighted last inIt will be seen again in the year ________.
  • $$2064$$
  • $$2060$$
  • $$2052$$
  • $$2062$$
The brightest constellation is:
  • Great Bear
  • Cassiopeia
  • Orion
  • Canis Major
The age of our solar system is approximately
  • $$4600$$ million years
  • $$4.6$$ million years
  • $$460$$ million years
  • $$460$$ billion years
The inclination of the axis of rotation is maximum for planet _____ and minimum for planet _______.
  • Mercury and Uranus
  • Uranus and Mercury
  • Uranus and Venus
  • Venus and Mercury
The space crafts cannot land on Venus because it is the ___________.
  • smallest planet
  • coldest planet
  • hottest planet
  • densest planet
Foot prints of astronauts on moon are seen on it ever today because:
  • It has no atmosphere.
  • Wind breeze is very light.
  • Footprints are carved by them permanently.
  • Of very low atmospheric pressure.
Mass of Jupiter is ............  that of all the other planets combined.
  • Twice
  • Thrice
  • Four times
  • Ten times
The empty space between two Saturn rings is called ___________.
  • the inter-planetary space
  • zones
  • belts
  • cassini division
Which of the following planets takes maximum time to complete one revolution around the Sun?
  • Mercury
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Neptune
Speed of light in air medium is
  • $$3\times 10^4km/s$$
  • $$3\times 10^6km/s$$
  • $$3\times 10^5km/s$$
  • $$3\times 10^3km/s$$
Maximum number of rings are possessed by the planet:
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • both (b) and (c)
The meteors seldom reach the earth because of :
  • freezing caused when they pass through the atmosphere
  • vapourization due to heat generated by friction
  • greater force of attraction towards sun
  • greater force of attraction towards moon
All planets, asteroids, and sun except few exceptions such as _______ and ________ rotate in counterclockwise directions.
  • mars and venus
  • venus and uranus
  • uranus and saturn
  • saturn and venus
The laws governing the movement of celestial bodies are studied under the branch of physics called _________ .
  • spintronics
  • astrophysics
  • nuclear physics
  • nano physics
An artificial satellite is used for :
  • communication
  • weather monitoring
  • remote sensing
  • all the above
Varun is the Indian name of the
  • Pluto
  • Jupiter
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
The average temperature is maximum for the planet ___________.
  • Venus
  • Mercury
  • Jupiter
  • Earth
The planets revolve round the sun in _______ orbits.
  • circular
  • spiral
  • elliptical
  • helical
India launched its first satellite........... on .............(date/year).
  • Rohini, April 19, 1976
  • Akash, Sep 23, 1966
  • Aryabhatta, April 19, 1975
  • Rohini, April 19, 1975
Which one of the following is an outer planet?
  • Jupiter
  • Mars
  • Earth
  • Venus
  • None of these
Which was the first manned satellite to orbit the earth ?
  • Vostock 1
  • Sputnil 2
  • Vostock6
  • Sputnil 1
  • Apollo 11
The causes of the extinction of the dinosaurs could be
  • Collision of asteroids
  • Collision of meteors
  • Collision of meteorites
  • Collision of comets
  • None of these
Which  one of the following is the fifth planet from the sun ?
  • Uranus
  • Jupiter
  • Neptune
  • Pluto
  • None of these
Which among the following is known as red planet?
  • Mars
  • Earth
  • Mercury
  • Venus
Which one of the following planets is named after the Roman god of war?
  • Earth
  • Uranus
  • Mars
  • Venus
  • None of these
Arrange the following planets in the increasing order of their distance from the sun :
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Saturn
  • c a b d
  • a b c d
  • d c b a
  • b a c d
Which of the following statement is correct about comet?
  • Comet revolves around the sun
  • Comet is a part of our solar system
  • A comet has many moon
  • Both A and B
  • None of these
Which  of the two astronauts accompanied Neil Armstrong to land on to the moon"s surface in 1969?
  • Michael Collins, James irwin
  • David scot , Buzz Aldrin
  • Edwin Aldrin, Michael collins
  • James lrwin David scot
  • James irwin, David scot
Phobos and Demos are the two moons of which one of the following planets?
  • Mars
  • Venus
  • Jupiter
  • Uranus
  • Saturn
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