This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which planet is closest to the earth? A) Mercury. B) Mars. C) Venus. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. It takes nearly how many solar days for the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth? A) 23.5. B) 24.5. C) 27.5. D) 29.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 29.5. 5. Which of the following is not a type of planet? A) Star. B) Terrestrial. C) Gas Giants. D) Ice Giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Star. 6. Chunk of rock that strikes the surface of a planet or moon A) Meteorite. B) Meteor. C) Meteoroid. D) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorite. 7. 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. 8. A man made object orbiting a Planet A) Natural satellite. B) Artificial satellite. C) An asteriod. D) Planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial satellite. 9. Ursa Major is a A) Star. B) Constellation. C) Seen only with telescope. D) Satellite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constellation. 10. What are the layers of the sun's atmosphere? A) Core, chromosphere, corona. B) Photosphere, radiative zone, corona. C) Radiative zone, chromosphere, core. D) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona. 11. Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System? A) Near Neptune. B) Between Mercury and Venus. C) Between Mars and Jupiter. D) Around the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between Mars and Jupiter. 12. These are commonly known as shooting stars, although they are not stars, they are called ..... A) Meteors. B) Meteorites. C) Comets. D) Meteor showers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteors. 13. Which of the following is the hottest planet in our solar system? A) Mars. B) Venus. C) Mercury. D) I don't know to be honest:(. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 14. 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. 15. Fullform of IRSO? A) International space research organization. B) Indian shuttle research organization. C) Indian space research organization. D) ISRO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian space research organization. 16. The distance of the Sun from the Earth may be said to be about A) 7 light hours. B) 8 light hours. C) 7 light minutes. D) 8 light minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 light minutes. 17. 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. 18. Which planet is known as morning and evening star? A) Venus. B) Earth. C) Mars. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 19. What is the main difference between a planet and a moon? A) Planets revolve around a star, moons revolve around a planet. B) Moons are made of gas, planets are made of rock. C) Planets are always bigger than moons. D) Moons give off their own light, planets do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planets revolve around a star, moons revolve around a planet. 20. Rank the colors of stars from hottest to coolest. A) Blue, white, yellow, orange/red, red. B) Blue, yellow, white, orange/red, red. C) Red, orange/red, white, yellow, blue. D) Red, orange/red, yellow, white, blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue, white, yellow, orange/red, red. 21. 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. 22. Which direction do all of the planets go around the sun? A) Clockwise. B) Counter-clockwise. C) Verticle. D) Horizontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counter-clockwise. 23. What type of reaction occurs at the core of the Sun? A) Nuclear fusion. B) Electrolysis. C) Acid Base Reaction. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fusion. 24. 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. 25. 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) Comet. 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