This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Science > Stars And The Solar System > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following things revolves between the orbits of mars and Jupiter? A) Asteroid Belt. B) Comets. C) Titan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asteroid Belt. 2. What is the largest moon of jupiter? A) Titan. B) Ganymede. C) Europa. D) Callisto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganymede. 3. Moon is an artificial satellite. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Distance between celestial objects in measured in ..... A) Kilometers. B) Femtometers. C) Lightyears. D) Metres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lightyears. 5. These are the 4 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as A) Dwarf planets. B) Solar planets. C) Terrestrial planets. D) Gas giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terrestrial planets. 6. North star also known as A) South star. B) Path finding star. C) Pole star. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pole star. 7. What is planet system? A) A planet system is a group of moons that orbit around a planet. B) A planet system is a group of stars that orbit around a planet. C) A planet system is a group of comets that orbit around a star. D) A planet system is a group of planets that orbit around a star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A planet system is a group of planets that orbit around a star. 8. Which of the following best describes a comet? A) A space object made of ice, frozen gases, and dust that has a tail when it gets close to the sun. B) A round object that revolves around a planet. C) A solid object made of rock. D) A planet that gives off energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A space object made of ice, frozen gases, and dust that has a tail when it gets close to the sun. 9. A star is born in a cloud of gas and dust called a ..... A) Nebula. B) Black hole. C) Galaxy. D) Asteroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nebula. 10. One Light year is equal to- A) 9.46x10$^{15 }$m. B) 9.46x10$^{15}$ LY. C) 9.46x10$^{15}$ Km/sec$^{ }$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9.46x10$^{15 }$m. 11. What is the role of artificial satellites in space exploration? A) Artificial satellites are creatures living in space. B) Artificial satellites are underground structures on Earth. C) Artificial satellites are human-made objects that orbit around the Earth or other planets in space. D) Artificial satellites are objects that float in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artificial satellites are human-made objects that orbit around the Earth or other planets in space. 12. Felix examined several photos of stars. To compare their temperatures, he looked at the colors of the stars. He organized the photos in order from coolest to hottest. Which of these answers shows the correct order? A) Yellow, white, blue, red. B) White, blue, yellow, red. C) Blue, yellow, white, red. D) Red, yellow, white, blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red, yellow, white, blue. 13. An ancient tool was used to measure latitude. A) Astrolabe. B) Sextant. C) Compass. D) Telescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrolabe. 14. There are lots of objects in our solar system, but only 8 of them are planets. What do ALL planets have in common? A) They are all made of rock or ice. B) They all have rings or moons as satellites. C) They all are nearly round, and orbit the Sun. D) They all rotate on an axis, and orbit the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They all are nearly round, and orbit the Sun. 15. Your science class decides to study the phases of the moon. To do this, you would like a magnified, close-up view of the moon.What scientific instrument could you use for this? A) Microscope. B) Sextant. C) Telescope. D) Astrolabe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telescope. 16. New moon is when ..... moon is visible. A) Half. B) No. C) A quarter of the. D) Full. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 17. Second nearest star to earth A) Pole star. B) Sun. C) Alpha Centauri. D) Polaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alpha Centauri. 18. What is solar system? A) The solar system is a set of galaxies that rotate around the Milky Way. B) The solar system is a group of stars that revolve around the Earth. C) The solar system is a cluster of planets that orbit around the Moon. D) The solar system is a collection of celestial bodies that orbit around the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The solar system is a collection of celestial bodies that orbit around the Sun. 19. Name the first two stars close to us A) Sun. B) Alpha centuari. C) Jupiter. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 20. Which of the following planets show faces like the moon?(a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars A) A and B. B) B and C. C) A and C. D) C and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and B. 21. The effective temperature of a star is related to its ..... A) Absolute magnitude. B) Color. C) Solar system. D) Luminosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Color. 22. In which hemisphere is the Polestar situated? A) Northern Hemisphere. B) Eastern Hemisphere. C) Southern Hemisphere. D) Western Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Hemisphere. 23. Which planet is closest to the earth? A) Mercury. B) Mars. C) Venus. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 24. What is meteors and meteorites?page 148 A) Meteors are small planets that orbit the Earth. B) Meteorites are pieces of rock found on the moon. C) Meteors are the streaks of light produced when meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up due to friction. Meteorites are the remnants of meteoroids that survive the journey through the atmosphere and land on Earth's surface. D) Meteors and meteorites are the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteors are the streaks of light produced when meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up due to friction. Meteorites are the remnants of meteoroids that survive the journey through the atmosphere and land on Earth's surface. 25. How is the surface of the moon? A) Marshy. B) Green and flat. C) Frozen. D) Dusty & barren. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dusty & barren. 26. It takes nearly how many solar days for the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth? A) 29.5. B) 23.5. C) 24.5. D) 27.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 29.5. 27. Which of the following is not a type of planet? A) Ice Giants. B) Terrestrial. C) Star. D) Gas Giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Star. 28. Chunk of rock that strikes the surface of a planet or moon A) Meteorite. B) Meteor. C) Comet. D) Meteoroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorite. 29. Name of the nearest star from the earth A) Near the centaur. B) Andromeda. C) Castor. D) Altair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near the centaur. 30. A man made object orbiting a Planet A) An asteriod. B) Natural satellite. C) Planet. D) Artificial satellite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artificial satellite. 31. What are the layers of the sun's atmosphere? A) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona. B) Photosphere, radiative zone, corona. C) Core, chromosphere, corona. D) Radiative zone, chromosphere, core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona. 32. These are commonly known as shooting stars, although they are not stars, they are called ..... A) Comets. B) Meteors. C) Meteorites. D) Meteor showers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteors. 33. Which of the following is the hottest planet in our solar system? A) Mars. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) I don't know to be honest:(. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 34. One of the most famous constellation which we can see during summer time A) Canis Major. B) Ursa Major. C) Hercules. D) Andromeda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ursa Major. 35. Fullform of IRSO? A) International space research organization. B) ISRO. C) Indian space research organization. D) Indian shuttle research organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian space research organization. 36. The distance of the Sun from the Earth may be said to be about A) 7 light minutes. B) 8 light minutes. C) 8 light hours. D) 7 light hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 light minutes. 37. Which of the following is a similarity between Inner Planets and Outer Planets? A) Both are made of gas. B) Both revolve around a star. C) Both have thick atmospheres. D) Both are farther away from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both revolve around a star. 38. Which planet is known as morning and evening star? A) Earth. B) Venus. C) Saturn. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 39. What is the main difference between a planet and a moon? A) Moons are made of gas, planets are made of rock. B) Planets revolve around a star, moons revolve around a planet. C) Moons give off their own light, planets do not. D) Planets are always bigger than moons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planets revolve around a star, moons revolve around a planet. 40. Rank the colors of stars from hottest to coolest. A) Red, orange/red, yellow, white, blue. B) Red, orange/red, white, yellow, blue. C) Blue, yellow, white, orange/red, red. D) Blue, white, yellow, orange/red, red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue, white, yellow, orange/red, red. 41. Some other members of the solar system? pages146 A) Constellations, supernovas, and quasars. B) Galaxies, nebulas, and black holes. C) Meteorites, dark matter, and white dwarfs. D) Planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies. 42. Which direction do all of the planets go around the sun? A) Horizontal. B) Verticle. C) Counter-clockwise. D) Clockwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counter-clockwise. 43. What type of reaction occurs at the core of the Sun? A) Combustion. B) Electrolysis. C) Nuclear fusion. D) Acid Base Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear fusion. 44. Why can't we hear on the moon? A) The vacuum of outer space has zero air. B) There is no gravity. C) There is a lot of craters and moutains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The vacuum of outer space has zero air. 45. What name is given to a small, icy body that orbits the Sun? It is made of a main body and a tail. A) Asteroid. B) Meteoroid. C) Meteor. D) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comet. 46. Answer this riddle:Hot glowing gases keep me bright. You can wish upon me at night. What am I? A) Planets. B) Stars. C) Moon. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stars. 47. Ian has learned that the sun is a star, but not the largest star in our galaxy. Which answer best explains why Earth receives more energy from the sun than from any other star? A) The sun is the hottest star in the galaxy. B) The sun is the closest star. C) The sun is a very young star. D) The sun gives off more energy than any other star. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun is the closest star. 48. Who is well known astronomers in ancient india? Page138 A) Sushruta. B) Asset. C) Brahmagupta. D) Aryabhata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryabhata. 49. Which of the inner planets listed below is CLOSEST to the Sun? A) Earth. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 50. A star is 20 light years away from the Earth suppose it brightens off suddenly today. after how much time shall we see this change? A) 20 days. B) 20 years. C) 4.3 years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 years. 51. The period of revolution ..... as the the distance of the planet increases from the sun. A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 52. What type of galaxy is the Milky way galaxy? A) Spiral. B) Irregular. C) Spherical. D) Elliptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral. 53. The most suitable unit to measure the distance between stars and planets is A) Light year. B) Miles. C) Kilometre. D) Light miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light year. 54. ..... is the distance light travels in one Earth year. A) Weber. B) Siemens. C) Astronomical unit. D) Light year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light year. 55. Which object in the Solar System is made of gas and gives off energy? A) Comet. B) Sun. C) Moon. D) Asteroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 56. When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this: A) Solar flares. B) Auroras. C) Solar winds. D) Coronal outburst. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar flares. 57. Which of the following constellation forms a shape of a lion? A) Ursa major. B) Leo. C) Orion. D) The minor Ursa. E) Leo major. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Leo major. 58. Why are constellations in predictable locations in the night sky, but planets are so hard to find? A) The stars are so far away we cannot tell how they move. B) The stars do not move but the planets move around Earth. C) The planets move around the sun much faster than the stars. D) Both Earth and the other planets are moving in orbits; the stars are not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The planets move around the sun much faster than the stars. 59. Nner Planets-Outer/Giant PlanetsWhat is the sequence of outer planets, in order from the Sun? A) Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto. B) Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune. C) Earth-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus. D) Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Pluto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune. 60. 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