Natural and Man Made Satellite

Q.

The time period of rotation of the moon is equal to:

1. The earth’s time period of revolution.

2. The moon’s time period of revolution.

3. The earth’ s time period of rotation.

4. The sun’s time period of revolution.

Q.

The Moon takes ___ days to complete one revolution around the Earth.

1. 27.3

2. 27.4

3. 26.3

4. 26.4

Q.

How many natural satellites does our planet Earth have?

Q.

The Earth is smaller than the Moon.

1. True

2. False

Q. Our planet Earth has only one natural satellite.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Statement 1: Moon is a natural satellite of Earth.

Statement 2: Man-made satellites launched from Earth to orbit around it, are known as artificial satellites. But, moon is a naturally occuring celestial body, which revolves around Earth.

1. Both the statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.

2. Both the statements are true and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.

3. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.

4. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.

Q.

The Moon reflects light given out by the Sun.

1. True

2. False

Q. You are able to watch live telecast of a cricket match because of artificial satellites.

1. True
2. False

Q. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin onboarded the spacecraft and became the first human being ever to fly in space. What was the name of the spacecraft he flew in?

1. Space Shuttle Columbia
2. Cygnus
3. Vostok 1
4. Apollo

Q. Identify the common thing between man-made and natural satellite.

1. Both orbit a planet
2. Both look the same
3. Both are created by humans
4. Both have similar size

Q. Which of the following planets do not have natural satellites?

Note: This question has more than one answer.

1. Mercury
2. Earth
3. Jupiter
4. Venus

Q.

The ratio of your weight when you measure on the moon to that when you measure on the earth is:

1. One-third

2. One-eight

3. One-tenth

4. One-sixth

Q.

Google Maps track our location with the help of:

1. Detectives

2. Helicopters

3. Man made satellites

4. Security cameras

Q. How is our moon made up of?

Q.

The Moon's shape in the sky keeps changing because of its ___ orbit around the Earth.

1. straight

2. tilted

3. square

4. oval

Q.

An astronaut's footprints on the Moon will stay for a long time and never be run over by dust due to:

1. Speed of revolution around Earth

2. Absence of gravity

3. Absence of atmosphere

4. Distance from Earth

Q.

Why stars are twinkling

Q.

What is the role of a geostationary satellite?

Q.

People sometimes say that the moon looks like “cheese”. What is the reason behind this?

1. The moon is actually made of cheese.

2. The moon has many craters on its surface.

3. Due to the weak gravity, small pieces of the moon broke away from the surface.

4. The moon has pimples.

Q. A/An ______ is a body which moves around planets.

1. satellite
2. comet
3. asteroid
4. meteoroid

Q. Identify the uses of satellites.

Note: This question has more than one correct answer.

1. Long distance communication
2. Weather forecasting
3. Navigation
4. Studying planets

Q.

Which alternative does not pair a planet with the number of prominent satellites it has? - Q&A

1. Saturn has 47 satellites

2. Mars has 2 satellites

3. Mercury has no satellites

4. Jupiter has 67 moons

Q.

The ___ rotates around the Earth.

1. Sun

2. Asteroid

3. Meteorite

4. Moon

Q.

Why can we see the Moon in the night sky?

1. Makes its own light

2. Reflects light from Sun

3. Reflects light from Earth

4. Due to Gravity

Q. Scientists predict weather and climate with the help of ___.

1. asteroids
2. artificial satellites
3. meteors
4. leonid showers

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Q.

Your weight on the Moon will be about ___ times your weight on Earth.

1. 2

2. 1/6

3. 3

4. 5

Q.

The ratio of your weight when you measure on the moon to that when you measure on the earth is:

1. One-third

2. One-eight

3. One-tenth

4. One-sixth

Q.

How many days does the moon goes around the Earth?

1. 40 days

2. 7 days

3. 28 days

4. 14 days

Q.

What is the distance of the Earth from the Moon?

1. 15 lakh kms

2. 30 lakh kms

3. 10 lakh kms

4. 4 lakh kms