This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Venus rotates on its axis from ..... A) South to north. B) West to east. C) North to South. D) East to West. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) East to West. 2. Which planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis causing extreme seasons? A) Neptune. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranus. 3. Where is the Asteroid Belt located in our Solar System? A) Between the 4 inner planets and the 4 outer planets. B) After Neptune. C) Between the Sun and Mercury. D) Between Earth and Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between the 4 inner planets and the 4 outer planets. 4. Which of the following is true about the Sun? A) It is a medium sized star. B) It is the smallest star in the universe. C) It is made of rock. D) It is a planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a medium sized star. 5. The sun is made up of six different layers. Three of these layers make up the interior of the sun. The remaining three layers make up the sun's atmosphere. Which is the innermost layer of the sun? A) Chromosphere. B) Convection zone. C) Core. D) Crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Core. 6. In which Veda was the practice of ancient Indian Astronomy mentioned? A) Yajurveda. B) Rigveda. C) Samaveda. D) Atharvaveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rigveda. 7. On which planet the life exists? A) Earth. B) Moon. C) Jupiter. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth. 8. The direction t which stars appear to move- A) From east to west. B) From west to east. C) From north to east. D) From south to north. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From east to west. 9. Which planet is also known as Red Planet? A) Earth. B) Neptune. C) Uranus. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mars. 10. What gases do stars mostly consist of? A) Hydrogen, Chlorine. B) Hydrogen, Ammonium. C) Hydrogen, Helium. D) Methane, Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrogen, Helium. 11. The speed of light is about ..... km per second(Fill in the blank) A) 300, 000. B) 500, 000. C) 600, 000. D) 100, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300, 000. 12. Which planet is the least dense in the solar system? A) Earth. B) Saturn. C) Uranus. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturn. 13. The second nearest star which is about 4.3 light years away from the Earth. A) Sun. B) Sirus. C) Pole Star / Polaris. D) Alpha Centauri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alpha Centauri. 14. Which was the first Indian artificial satellite? A) Insat. B) IRS. C) Kalpana-1. D) Aryabhata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aryabhata. 15. Moon is a natural satellite of ..... ? A) Venus. B) Neptune. C) Pluto. D) Uranus. E) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Earth. 16. Star nearest to the earth A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Pole Star. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 17. The brightest star in the night sky called Sirius is located close to one of the constellations. This constellation is: A) Great Bear. B) Leo Major. C) Cassiopeia. D) Orion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orion. 18. Speed of light is about A) 300, 000 miles per second. B) 300, 000 m per second. C) 300, 000 km per second. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300, 000 km per second. 19. I. To an astronaut, the outer space appears dark blue.II. Hydrogen burns as fuel in stars. A) Both I and II are true. B) Both I and II are false. C) Only I is true. D) Only II is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only II is true. 20. WHAT IS CELESTIAL OBJECTS? (page114) A) Man-made objects floating in space. B) Natural objects that exist in space, such as stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and galaxies. C) Objects submerged in water. D) Objects found on Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural objects that exist in space, such as stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and galaxies. 21. The celestial body which can be clearly seen during the day: A) Venus. B) Sun. C) Jupiter. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 22. The hoba meteorite of Namibia is the largest meteorite weighing ..... tonnes A) 200. B) 66. C) 19. D) 4. E) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 66. 23. What is the Sanskrit name for Venus? A) You. B) Jupiter. C) Shukra. D) Shani. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shukra. 24. What if you lived on Mars, how does its orbit around the sun make things different for you? A) Colder because we are farther from the sun. B) Warmer because we are closer to the sun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colder because we are farther from the sun. 25. The first satellite was launched by A) USA. B) Soviet Union. C) China. D) India. 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