This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools? A) The core. B) The radiation zone. C) The convection zone. D) The corona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The convection zone. 2. The life cycles of stars are determined by their: A) Mass (size). B) Color. C) Distance from Earth. D) Luminosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass (size). 3. 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. 4. What is the largest moon of jupiter? A) Titan. B) Ganymede. C) Europa. D) Callisto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganymede. 5. Moon is an artificial satellite. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Distance between celestial objects in measured in ..... A) Metres. B) Femtometers. C) Kilometers. D) Lightyears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lightyears. 7. These are the 4 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as A) Terrestrial planets. B) Gas giants. C) Dwarf planets. D) Solar planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrestrial planets. 8. 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. 9. What is planet system? A) A planet system is a group of stars that orbit around a planet. B) A planet system is a group of moons 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. 10. 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. 11. A star is born in a cloud of gas and dust called a ..... A) Nebula. B) Galaxy. C) Asteroid. D) Black hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nebula. 12. 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. 13. What is the role of artificial satellites in space exploration? A) Artificial satellites are human-made objects that orbit around the Earth or other planets in space. B) Artificial satellites are underground structures on Earth. C) Artificial satellites are creatures living in space. D) Artificial satellites are objects that float in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artificial satellites are human-made objects that orbit around the Earth or other planets in space. 14. 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) Red, yellow, white, blue. B) White, blue, yellow, red. C) Yellow, white, blue, red. D) Blue, yellow, white, red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red, yellow, white, blue. 15. An ancient tool was used to measure latitude. A) Astrolabe. B) Compass. C) Sextant. D) Telescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrolabe. 16. 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. 17. 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) Telescope. C) Astrolabe. D) Sextant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telescope. 18. New moon is when ..... moon is visible. A) No. B) Full. C) Half. D) A quarter of the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 19. Second nearest star to earth A) Sun. B) Alpha Centauri. C) Pole star. D) Polaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alpha Centauri. 20. What is solar system? A) The solar system is a collection of celestial bodies that orbit around the Sun. B) The solar system is a set of galaxies that rotate around the Milky Way. C) The solar system is a cluster of planets that orbit around the Moon. D) The solar system is a group of stars that revolve around the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The solar system is a collection of celestial bodies that orbit around the Sun. 21. 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. 22. Which is the nearest planet to the sun? A) Neptune. B) Mars. C) Mercury. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury. 23. 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. 24. The effective temperature of a star is related to its ..... A) Solar system. B) Luminosity. C) Absolute magnitude. D) Color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Color. 25. In which hemisphere is the Polestar situated? A) Northern Hemisphere. B) Southern Hemisphere. 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