Solar System

Q. The number of planets in our solar system which have rings around them is ______________.

1. 5
2. 4
3. 7
4. 2

Q.

Third largest planet in our Solar system is_____________

Q. Region of universe that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is known as:

1. kuiper belt
2. comet belt
3. oort cloud
4. asteroid belt

Q. The galaxy that contains our solar system is:

1. Andromeda
2. Whirlpool
3. Milky Way
4. Black Eye

Q. Which of the following is the correct order of planets in size from smallest to largest?

1. Mercury < Jupiter < Earth < Saturn
2. Jupiter < Mercury < Earth < Saturn
3. Jupiter < Saturn < Earth< Mercury
4. Mercury < Earth < Saturn < Jupiter

Q. Besides Earth, there are ___ other planets that revolve around the Sun in our solar system.

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

Q. Is really aliens there?

Q. Match the entries of column A with column B.

A	B
(a) Rocky planet	(i) Pluto
(b) Gas giant	(ii) Saturn
(c) Ice giant	(iii) Uranus
(d) Dwarf planet	(iv) Venus

1. (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) -(iv)
2. (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) -(i)
3. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) -(iii)
4. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) -(i)

Q. Why is our Earth have only one moon?

Q. How many moons does the planet Uranus have?

1. 1
2. 27
3. 60
4. 5

Q. If a new planet is discovered between Earth and Mars, then the time taken by that planet to revolve around the Sun would be:

1. Less than that of Earth
2. More than that of Earth
3. Less than that of Mars
4. More than that of Mars

Q.

Which among these space objects or planets do not rotate around the Sun in the same plane as others?

1. Earth

2. Asteroid Belt

3. Mercury

4. Saturn

Q. The solar system consists of
(a) the Sun and the planets only.
(b) the Sun, the planets and their moons.
(c) the Sun, the planets, their moons and all other celestial objects that revolve around the Sun.
(d) all the stars in the Milky Way.

Q.

Can you complete the missing link in the following sequence?

Earth, Mars, ___, Saturn

Q.

The asteroid belt is a result of the gravity acting between the ___ and ___.

1. Saturn, jupiter

2. Jupiter, sun

3. Sun, milky way galaxy’s super blackhole

4. Earth, jupiter

Q. How many planets are there in the solar system?

1. 8

Q.

The bumps or pits on the Moon's surface are referred to as ___ .

Q.

Meteorites are a part of our solar system.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Why are all planets spherical but asteroids are not?

1. Due to gravity

2. Due to their speed

3. Due to orbit

4. Due to rotation

Q. Which of the following phase shows a thin Moon?

Q.

Which planet is known as the GAS GIANT?

Q.

Blackholes are dangerous because:

1. \N

2. They have extremely high force of gravity

3. They are huge

4. They are extremely dark hence described as black

Q.

Pick the right order of planets according to their distance from the Sun.

1. Venus< Earth< Mars

2. Mercury< Pluto< Earth

3. Saturn< Venus< Neptune
4. Venus< Mars< Earth

Q.

Planets are round mainly due to the effect of:

1. Atmosphere

2. Space

3. The sun

4. Gravity

Q. State whether true or false:

1. True
2. False

Q.

Stars can continuously burn for eternity.

1. True

2. False

Q.

The bumps or pits on the Moon's surface are referred to as ___ .

Q.

Which among these space objects or planets do not rotate around the Sun in the same plane as others?

1. Earth

2. Asteroid Belt

3. Mercury

4. Saturn

Q.

When stars die, they explode and compress into a:

1. Ice giant

2. Red giant

3. White dwarf

4. Rocky dwarf

Q.

Stars can continuously burn for eternity.

1. True

2. False