Tick the correct answers.

(a) The planet known as the “Earth’s Twin” is

(i) Jupiter

(ii) Saturn

(iii) Venus

(b) Which is the third nearest planet to the Sun?

(i) Venus

(ii) Earth

(iii) Mercury

(c) All the planets move around the Sun in a

(i) Circular path

(ii) Rectangular path

(iii) Elongated path

(d) The Pole Star indicates the direction to the

(i) South

(ii) North

(iii) East

(e) Asteroids are found between the orbits of

(i) Saturn and Jupiter

(ii) Mars and Jupiter

(iii) The Earth and Mars

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Solution

(a) The planet known as the “Earth’s Twin” is

(i) Jupiter

(ii) Saturn

(iii) Venus

(b) Which is the third nearest planet to the Sun?

(i) Venus

(ii) Earth

(iii) Mercury

(c) All the planets move around the Sun in a

(i) Circular path

(ii) Rectangular path

(iii) Elongated path

(d) The Pole Star indicates the direction to the

(i) South

(ii) North

(iii) East

(e) Asteroids are found between the orbits of

(i) Saturn and Jupiter

(ii) Mars and Jupiter

(iii) The Earth and Mars

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Q. Fill in the blanks:
(a) The planet which is farthest from the Sun is _______.
(b) The planet which appears reddish in colour is ______.
(c) A group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky is known as _____.
(d) A celestial body that revolves around a planet is known as ______.
(e) Shooting stars are actually not ______.
(f) Asteroids are found between the orbits of _____ and ______.

Asteroids revolve around the sun between the orbits of the planets:

(a) Mars and Earth

(b) Venus and Mars

(d) Mars and Saturn

Column-I	Column-II
(1) Planet nearest to the sun	(a) Jupiter
(2) Largest planet	(b) Saturn
(3) Lightest planet	(c) Neptune
(4) Farthest planet	(d) Mercury

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

(a) The stars appear to ___ in the sky.

(b) The sun is a ___ whereas Orion is a ___.

(d) The brightest star in the night sky is ___.

(e) Ursa Major constellation appears to revolve around the ___ star in the night sky.

(f) Orion constellation can be used to locate the position of ___ star whereas Ursa Major constellation can be used to locate the ___ star in the night sky.

(g) The planet which is farthest from the sun is ___.

(h) The planet which appears reddish in colour is ___.

(i) The small heavenly bodies revolving around the sun between the orbits of mars and jupiter are called ___.

(j) Asteroids are found between the orbits of ___ and ___.

(k) Shooting stars are actually not ___.

(l) A celestial body that revolves around a planet is known as ___.

(m) A meteoroid becomes a ___ on entering Earth's atmosphere.

(n) The long distance transmission of television programmes has been made possible with the help of ___ satellites.

Question 1

Morning star is the name given to

(a) pole star
(b) planet Jupiter
(c) star Sirius
(d) planet Venus

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