STARS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM

HIGH ORDER THINKING QUESTIONS

1.   What are the objects like stars and the planets seen in the sky called?

2.   Which day is known as �new moon day�?

3.   What is a light year?

4.   What is the full form of IAU.

5.   Why does sun appear to rise in east and set in the west?

6.   From where the polar star is not visible.

7.   Name the inner planets

8.   Write the name of planet in which asteroids can be seen.

9.   What is responsible for change in season on earth?

10.   How many planets are there in solar system?

1.   Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

        a. Mercury

        b. Venus

        c. Earth

        d. Saturn

2.   Which is the nearest planet to the sun?

        a. Neptune

        b. Mars

        c. Mercury

        d. Earth

3.   On which planet the life exists?

        a. Earth

        b. Moon

        c. Jupiter

        d. None

4.   Which planet appears to be yellowish?

        a. Asteroids

        b. Mars

        c. Uranus

        d. Saturn

5.   Which is the farthest planet of solar system?

        a. Neptune

        b. Jupiter

        c. Mercury

        d. Earth

6.   The first outside orbit of the earth planet is

        a. Jupiter

        b. Mars

        c. Saturn

        d. Uranus

7.   Which is the largest planet in solar system?

        a. Mercury

        b. Mars

        c. Jupiter

        d. Saturn

8.   What is the gap between the orbit of mars and Jupiter called?

        a. Asteroids

        b. Comets

        c. Meteor

        d. Meteorite

9.   Stars appear to move from

        a. West to east

        b. East to west

        c. North to south

        d. South to west

10.   The tilting of the earth is responsible for

        a. Change of days

        b. Change of the sun�s rays

        c. Change of the season

        d. None

Answers

1.     B

2.     C

3.     A

4.     D

5.     A

6.     B

7.     C

8.     A

9.     B

10.  C

STARS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
SAMPLE PAPER QUESTIONS

1.   Name the star which is nearest to earth.

2.   Write the names of two constellations

3.   What is the speed of the light?

4.   How many bright stars are there in Orion?

5.   Which star is called morning or evening star?

6.   Name the planets which have no moon.

7.   Define phases of moon.

8.   Why size of the moon decreases every day after the full moon day?

9.   Why do we classify the sun as a star?

10.   What is meteor?

11.   Why does stars twinkle but planets do not.

12.   Differentiate between stars and planets.

13.   Why do phases of moon occur?

14.   What is the sun? Name next nearest star. Write the distance of sun from the earth? Write the unit of the large distances.

15.   Explain solar system.