This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our sun will end its life as a black hole A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which of the following is a necessary condition for life to exist on a planet? A) Appropriate distance from its star. B) Suitable atmosphere. C) Presence of water. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 3. Moon is the brightest object in the night sky. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Earth is also known as A) You. B) Shukra. C) Earth. D) Shani. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth. 5. What is the uses of sun? page134 A) The sun is used for providing light, heat, and energy. B) The sun is used for communication. C) The sun is used for transportation. D) The sun is used for cooking food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is used for providing light, heat, and energy. 6. Which planet's average temperature make it the hottest planet in the solar system? A) Mercury. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 7. The stage after the main sequence star: A) Red giant. B) Nebula. C) White dwarf. D) Black dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red giant. 8. Planets that are rocky, have no rings, are cold, very small, have few or no moons, can't clear their paths, have long orbits, and short days are known as ..... A) Inner planets. B) Outer planets. C) Dwarf planets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwarf planets. 9. The distance of Alpha Centauri from the Earth is A) 3.4 light year. B) 4.3 light year. C) 4.5 light year. D) 3.5 light year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4.3 light year. 10. When earth comes between sun and moon, we see a A) New moon. B) Crescent moon. C) Gibbous moon. D) Full moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full moon. 11. The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are also known as: A) Gas giants. B) Ice giants. C) Terrestrial planets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terrestrial planets. 12. What are stars A) Non luminous objects. B) Also known as Alpha Centauri. C) Luminous celestial objects. D) Planets and satellites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luminous celestial objects. 13. In which layer of the sun does convection occur? A) Core. B) Chromosphere. C) Convection zone. D) Photosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection zone. 14. John observes three different colored stars. What can John infer about the three stars A) The three stars have different temperatures. B) The three stars have the same temperatures. C) The three stars have the same luminosity. D) The three stars have different luminosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The three stars have different temperatures. 15. Energy is created in the core when two ..... atoms join together to form a ..... atom. A) Helium, hydrogen. B) Carbon, hydrogen. C) Nitrogen, helium. D) Hydrogen, helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen, helium. 16. Ursa Major is also called: A) Big Dipper. B) Pole Star Constellation. C) Small Bear. D) Sagarittus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Dipper. 17. Nearly 3000 stars can be seen on a clear night with naked eyes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. All stars are formed from what? A) Nebula. B) Black holes. C) Fusion of 2 stars. D) Smaller stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nebula. 19. What is our home galaxy called? A) The Milky Way. B) The Andromeda Galaxy. C) The Solar System. D) The Orion Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Milky Way. 20. Stars like the sun appear to move from east to west around the earth this means that Earth rotates from A) West to south. B) West to east. C) South to north. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West to east. 21. What is the earth's natural satellite A) Venus. B) Arya Bhat. C) Moon. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moon. 22. One year on mercury is ..... days.(the time taken to orbit the sun) A) 99. B) 88. C) 365. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 88. 23. Hottest planet in the solar system A) Mercury. B) Venus. C) Mars. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 24. When hydrogen nuclei fuse into helium nuclei A) The nuclei die. B) Energy is released. C) Particles collide. D) Particles neutralize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy is released. 25. Black holes are created ..... A) When a giant cloud of gas and dust collapses under its own gravity. B) When a massive star reaches the end of its life and implodes. C) When dust and gas condense to form asteroids which in coalesce further. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a massive star reaches the end of its life and implodes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 1Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 2Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 3Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 4Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 5Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 6Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 7Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 9Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 10Class 8 Science Chapter 17 Stars And The Solar System Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books