This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one is not a consttelation A) Great bear. B) Leo major. C) Shani. D) Orian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shani. 2. Which of the following constellations are visible in the summer season?(a) Cassiopeia (b) Orion (c) Leo Major (d) Big Bear A) A and B. B) B and C. C) A and C. D) C and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C and D. 3. When was Mars orbiter mission launched A) 5 November 2013. B) 9 October 2009. C) 3 August 2016. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 November 2013. 4. The phases of the moon are same all around the Earth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The angle of Polar star above the horizon gives us the A) Altitude. B) Latitude. C) Height from the sea. D) Distance from the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 6. What is the main source of moon's light? A) Abort. B) The sun. C) The moon. D) The stars in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 7. Shooting stars are called A) Andromeda. B) Meteors. C) Galaxies. D) Asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteors. 8. Which of the following are true about Saturn? (Possibly Multiple answers) A) It's the heaviest planet. B) It has a very low density. C) It is entirely made of liquids held with its gravity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has a very low density. 9. Which statement best describes a moon? A) Small, cold, and orbits a planet. B) Small, cold, and orbits a star. C) Large, hot, and does not orbit. D) Medium, warm, and orbits the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small, cold, and orbits a planet. 10. Which planet appears to be yellowish? A) Asteroids. B) Mars. C) Uranus. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saturn. 11. ..... is another well-known constellation which can be seen during winter in the late evenings A) Sirius. B) Big dipper. C) Ursa major. D) Orion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orion. 12. The gravitational pull of the moon is one-sixth that of the ..... ? A) Neptune. B) Earth. C) Uranus. D) Pluto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. 13. ..... is a satellite of the earth A) Jupiter. B) Venus. C) Sun. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moon. 14. What is in the center of our Solar System? A) The Sun. B) The Moon. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sun. 15. Prithvi is called as A) Earth. B) Mercury. C) Jupiter. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth. 16. Today, when you want to know how to get somewhere, you can use GPS. It is on you parents phone and maybe in their car. Long ago, though, people used another device. It is called a sextant. It is probably what Columbus used to sail the seas. A sextant lets a sailor navigate using A) Numbers and angles. B) The horizon and stars in the sky. C) The distance to other boats on the sea. D) The Earth's surface and the ocean waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The horizon and stars in the sky. 17. One day on me is longer than my year!I do not have any moons.I am also called Earth's twin. A) Mercury. B) Neptune. C) Venus. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 18. What is the name of the star in our solar system? A) Venus. B) Sun. C) Jupiter. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 19. Which of the following planets have the maximum number of moons? A) Mercury. B) Earth. C) Mars. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jupiter. 20. Which of the following is a gaseous planet? A) Mercury. B) Mars. C) Saturn. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saturn. 21. Why might some stars appear brighter than others in the night sky? A) They could be closer to Earth or giving off more light energy. B) They are made of metal. C) They are planets. D) They are always bigger than other stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They could be closer to Earth or giving off more light energy. 22. Morning and evening star A) Mercury. B) Mars. C) Uranus. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venus. 23. Constellations are named after the figure they resemble. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What is the distance between the Sun and the Earth? A) 147 million kilometres. B) 420.69 million kilometres. C) 156.27 million kilometres. D) 286 million kilometres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 147 million kilometres. 25. What causes the change within every twenty-four hours from day to night on Earth? A) Earth's rotation on its axis. B) The tilt of Earth on its axis. C) Earth's revolution around the Sun. D) The distance from Earth to the Sun. 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