This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Answer this riddle:Hot glowing gases keep me bright. You can wish upon me at night. What am I? A) Planets. B) Stars. C) Sun. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stars. 2. 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 closest star. B) The sun is a very young star. C) The sun is the hottest star in the galaxy. D) The sun gives off more energy than any other star. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is the closest star. 3. Who is well known astronomers in ancient india? Page138 A) Asset. B) Sushruta. C) Aryabhata. D) Brahmagupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryabhata. 4. Which of the inner planets listed below is CLOSEST to the Sun? A) Earth. B) Mars. C) Mercury. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. What type of galaxy is the Milky way galaxy? A) Spiral. B) Irregular. C) Elliptical. D) Spherical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral. 8. The most suitable unit to measure the distance between stars and planets is A) Miles. B) Light year. C) Kilometre. D) Light miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light year. 9. ..... is the distance light travels in one Earth year. A) Light year. B) Weber. C) Astronomical unit. D) Siemens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light year. 10. Which object in the Solar System is made of gas and gives off energy? A) Sun. B) Asteroid. C) Comet. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 11. When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this: A) Solar winds. B) Coronal outburst. C) Solar flares. D) Auroras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar flares. 12. The next nearest star after the Sun to the Earth is A) Barnard's Star. B) Orion. C) Near the centaur. D) Cassiopeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Near the centaur. 13. Which of the following constellation forms a shape of a lion? A) Leo major. B) Leo. C) Orion. D) Ursa major. E) The minor Ursa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leo major. 14. 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. 15. Nner Planets-Outer/Giant PlanetsWhat is the sequence of outer planets, in order from the Sun? A) Earth-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus. B) Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto. C) Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Pluto. D) Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune. 16. Choose the largest planet in our solar system. A) Jupiter. B) Neptune. C) Mercury. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 17. What do you call the day on which whole disc of the moon is visible? A) Whole moon. B) Amavasya. C) Crescent moon. D) Full moon day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full moon day. 18. The order of the planets is: A) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, SaturnJupiter, Uranus, Neptune. B) Earth, Venus, MarsJupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus. C) Mercury, Venus, EarthMars, Jupiter, Saturn, UranusNeptune. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury, Venus, EarthMars, Jupiter, Saturn, UranusNeptune. 19. The distance of star Proxima Centauri from earth A) 3.22 light years. B) 2.22 light years. C) 4.22 light year. D) 5.22 light year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4.22 light year. 20. Which of the following objects emits it own light? A) Nothing emits light. B) Plants. C) Moon. D) Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stars. 21. 1 light year = A) 9460.2 billion kilometres. B) 9460.4 billion kilometres. C) 9460.6 billion kilometres. D) 9460.8 billion kilometres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9460.8 billion kilometres. 22. The shape of constellation Ursa major resembles a lion \{true or false\}? A) True. B) False. C) Incorrect. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Which planet is called morning star or evening star A) Venus. B) Earth. C) Mars. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 24. [TRIVIA] Which constellation holds the hottest place in the universe? A) Aquarius. B) Cancer. C) Sagittarius. D) Virgo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virgo. 25. What are artificial satellites? page 148 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. 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