This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The surface of the moon is ..... and ..... A) Hot, Replenish. B) Cold, Ice. C) Barren, Dusty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barren, Dusty. 2. How do galaxies contribute to the study of cosmology? A) Galaxies are types of clouds in the sky. B) Galaxies are musical instruments used in ancient times. C) Galaxies are underwater creatures found in the ocean. D) Galaxies are vast systems of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galaxies are vast systems of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. 3. Which of the following constellation form the shape of a sickle? A) Scorpius. B) Leo. C) Orion. D) Cassiopeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leo. 4. Why do we see different star patterns during different seasons? A) Because the stars move around the Sun. B) Because the Earth rotates on its axis. C) Because the Earth revolves around the Sun. D) Because the Moon blocks the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the Earth revolves around the Sun. 5. How much time Mars take to complete one revolution A) 207 days. B) 88 days. C) 687 days. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 687 days. 6. The star which appears stationary from the earth A) Pole star. B) Shooting Stars. C) Sirius. D) Alpha Centauri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pole star. 7. The direction of Polar star is in- A) South Pole. B) North Pole. C) East-West. D) South-East. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North Pole. 8. Ravi was looking for Venus in the sky at midnight. Mohan laughed at him because Venus A) Appears 1-3 hours after sunrise or 1-3 hours after sunset. B) Appears 1-3 hours before sunrise or 1-3 hours after sunset. C) Appears 1-3 hours before sunrise or 1-3 hours before sunset. D) Appears 1-3 hours after sunrise or 1-3 hours before sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appears 1-3 hours before sunrise or 1-3 hours after sunset. 9. Which of the following is a member of the solar system? A) A planet. B) An asteroid. C) A Satellite. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 10. Think about the order of planets starting with the one closest to the sun, and moving outward. What two planets can be found on either side of Earth? A) Venus and Mars. B) Mercury and Mars. C) Venus and Mercury. D) Mercury and Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus and Mars. 11. Which of the following is the largest planet? A) Saturn. B) Jupiter. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. 12. Which factor has the biggest impact on Earth's seasons? A) Earth's Reovolution. B) Earth's elliptical orbit. C) Earth's tilt on its axis. D) Earth's distance from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth's tilt on its axis. 13. Stars give off heat and light in a process called ..... A) Nuclear fusion. B) Supernova. C) Luminosity. D) Spectroscopy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fusion. 14. What is an asteroid? A) A solid space object made of rock or metal that is irregularly shaped and revolves around a star. B) A ball of gas that gives off energy. C) A frozen ball of ice and dust. D) A planet that orbits the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A solid space object made of rock or metal that is irregularly shaped and revolves around a star. 15. If standing on the surface of moon, we throw a ball upward, then the ball would A) Directly fall down from the point it is released. B) Hang in space. C) Go up and then come back to the surface of the moon. D) Keep going up never to come back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go up and then come back to the surface of the moon. 16. If two stars are the same distance and size, but one appears brighter, what does this mean? A) The brighter star is giving off more light energy. B) The dimmer star is closer to Earth. C) The brighter star is a planet. D) The dimmer star is made of ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brighter star is giving off more light energy. 17. Open cluster of stars which becomes visible in winters A) Orion. B) Pleiades. C) Leo. D) Ceres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleiades. 18. Shooting stars are actually- A) Asteroids. B) Comets. C) Stars. D) Meteors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meteors. 19. Which phase of the Moon occurs when the entire lit side of the Moon is facing Earth? A) New Moon. B) Full Moon. C) Crescent Moon. D) Quarter Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full Moon. 20. 16 ..... is the first Indian satellite launched in ..... A) Aryabhatta, 1975. B) Galileo, 1982. C) Galileo, 1960. D) Aryabhatta, 1957. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhatta, 1975. 21. Stars, moons, planets, and various other bodies in space are collectively called as- A) Galaxies. B) Milky way. C) Celestial bodies. D) Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Celestial bodies. 22. The orbital period of Halley's Comet is- A) 42 years. B) 69 years. C) 76 years. D) 81 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 76 years. 23. How long does it take for the moon to transit from one full moon to the other? A) 30 days. B) 27 days. C) 21 days. D) 29 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 29 days. 24. Which of the following is a characteristic shared by all planets? A) They are round (spherical). B) They are made of ice. C) They do not rotate. D) They revolve around a moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are round (spherical). 25. Stars consist of mostly A) Hydrogen gas. B) Nitrogen gas. C) Argon gas. D) Oxygen gas. 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