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    The document discusses multiple choice questions and information about the Earth, solar system, planets, stars, and the moon's phases. It includes questions about which objects are part of the solar system, the nearest planet to the sun, different astronomical terms, properties of planets, and factors that cause eclipses and lunar phases. The document contains information about basic space and astronomy topics through a set of multiple choice and short answer questions.

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    The document discusses multiple choice questions and information about the Earth, solar system, planets, stars, and the moon's phases. It includes questions about which objects are part of the solar system, the nearest planet to the sun, different astronomical terms, properties of planets, and factors that cause eclipses and lunar phases. The document contains information about basic space and astronomy topics through a set of multiple choice and short answer questions.

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    The document discusses multiple choice questions and information about the Earth, solar system, planets, stars, and the moon's phases. It includes questions about which objects are part of the solar system, the nearest planet to the sun, different astronomical terms, properties of planets, and factors that cause eclipses and lunar phases. The document contains information about basic space and astronomy topics through a set of multiple choice and short answer questions.

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    EARTH AND UNIVERSE

    MCQ 1: comets and other objects circling around the sun is known as

    A) galaxy. B) solar system. C) milky way. D) cluster


    MCQ 2: If we observe space for the whole year, we would see different stars every

    A) year. B) month. C) season. D) week


    MCQ 3: We know that earth is a part of

    A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Solar system. D) Jupiter


    MCQ 4: A revolution of earth takes about

    A) a day. B) an hour. C) a year. D) a month


    MCQ 5: The view of space from earth keeps on changing because the earth is

    A) revolving. B) at an angle of 25 Degree. C) cold. D) beneath the sun

    1. The colour of the star is an indication of its


    (a) Distance from the earth
    (b) Distance from the sun
    (c) Temperature
    (d) Luminosity

    2. The planet nearest to the sun is


    (a) Mercury
    (b) Earth
    (c) Venus
    (d) Pluto

    3. The group of stars arranged in a de nite pattern is called


    (A) Milky Way
    (B) Constellation
    (C) Andromeda
    (D) Solar System

    4. The Asteroid belt is found between which of the following?


    (A) Earth And Mars
    (B) Jupiter And Saturn
    (C) Mars And Jupiter
    (D) Saturn And Uranus

    5. Which one of the following is the largest satellite in solar system?


    (A)Ganymede
    (B)(B) Titan
    (C) Europa
    (D) Triton

    6. Which planet takes the longest time to go around the sun?


    (A) Earth
    (B) Jupiter
    (C) Uranus
    (D) Neptune
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    7. The planet which is called twin sister of the Earth is
    (A) Mercury
    (B) Venus
    (C) Mars
    (D) Uranus

    8. Which of the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?


    (A)Venus (B) Uranus (C) Saturn (D) Neptune

    9. The largest planet in our solar system is


    (A) Earth
    (B) Uranus
    (C) Jupiter
    (D) Saturn

    10. Which of the following planets has largest number of satellites or moons?
    (A) Jupiter (B) Neptune (C) Earth (D) Saturn

    11. Which of the following planets is called “Blue planet”?


    (A)Earth. (B) Uranus. (C) Neptune. (D) Mars

    1. A solar eclipse occurs during the __________________ lunar phase.


    A. Full Moon C. First Quarter
    B. New Moon D. Last Quarter

    2. A lunar eclipse occurs during the _________________ lunar phase.


    A. Full Moon C. First Quarter
    B. New Moon D. Last Quarter

    3. What is the name for “A”


    shown in the diagram here?
    A. partial shadow
    B. umbra
    C. umbrella
    D. penumbra

    4. The diagram shown here


    represents a:
    A. Full Moon C. lunar eclipse
    B. solar eclipse D. all of the above – depends on the month

    5. We see what we call lunar phases because of:


    A. the changing amount of shadow on the Moon
    B. the changing amount of light reflecting towards the Earth
    C. the changing position of the Sun
    D. the tilt of the Earth

    6. This term refers to the phases of the Moon where the amount of light we see is growing
    bigger each day.
    A. waxing C. eclipsing
    B. waning D. gibbous
    7. We would experience eclipses _________________________
    a month if it weren’t for the fact that the
    Moon’s orbit is ________________ with respect to the Earth.

    8. The lunar cycle takes about _______________days to complete.

    9. ________% of the Moon’s surface is always illuminated by the Sun except during
    _____________________.

    10. Any Moon phase that has less than half of the side we see illuminated is referred to as a
    _______________
    moon. When more than half of the Moon is illuminated, we call it a ____________________
    moon.

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