Solar system and its planets Welcome to your Solar system and its planets Name Email 1 . . Which of the following planets has no satellite of its own? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars None 2. In which of the following months may the meteor shower named Lyrids be seen from Earth? (a) April b) February (c) June (d) August None 3 . In which of the following periods is the meteor shower named Quadrantids generally visible from Earth? (a) August/September (b) October/November (c) May/June (d) December/January None 4 . After full moon day, every night the size of the bright part of the moon appears to become thinner and thinner. On the fifteenth day, the moon is not visible. This day is known as: (a) half-moon day (b) full moon day (c) new moon day (d) moon day None 5 .Which of the following is the windiest planet in the solar system? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars None 6 . . How many natural satellites did Jupiter have as of 31st July 2020? (a) 79 (b) 75 (c) 82 (d) 86 None 7 . Which of the following is a dwarf planet in our solar system? (a) Europa (b) Callisto (c) Makemake (d) Ganymede None 8 . What do you call one of the most famous constellations that we can see during summertime in the early part of the night? (a) Cassiopeia (b) Ursa Minor (c) Orion (d) Ursa Major None 9 .Which of the following planets does NOT have any moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter None 10 .Which of the following celestial bodies has a natural satellite named ‘Charon’? (a) Haumea (b) Pluto (c) Mars (d) Saturn None 11. IC 1101 is a ______. (a) asteroid (b) galaxy (c) supernova (d) satellite None 12 . What do you call the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest (a) Perigee (b) Eclipse (c) Apsis (d) Apogee None 13 .Big Bang theory explains: (a) origin of Universe (b) origin of Stars (c) origin of Galaxies (d) origin of Solar System None 14 . . Which of the following planets has the most number of moons? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune None 15 . How many brightest stars is the constellation called the Great Bear made up of? (a) Three (b) Seven (c) Five (d) Nine None 16 . How many natural satellites does the planet Venus have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3 None 17 . The approximate period between two consecutive new moons is ______ days (a) 15.5 (b) 28.5 (c) 29.5 (d) 15 None 18 . Which of the following planets is known as a gas giant? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter None 19 . When are neap tides produced? (a) When the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth. (b) When the sun partially contracts pull of the earth (c) When the earth and moon are in a straight line. (d) When the sun lowers the gravitational pull of the moon None 20 . The process that moves, elevates or builds up portions of the earth’s crust is called: (a) denudation (b) volcanism (c) weathering (d) diastrophism None 21 . The moon is an example of a ______ object. (a) transparent (b) translucent (c) luminous (d) non-luminous None 22 The _____ is responsible for Earth's magnetic field. (a) inner core (b) mantle (c) outer core (d) crust None 23 . Which planet is made up of thick white and yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus None 24 . ______ is no longer considered as a planet within Earth's Solar system. (a) Neptun (b) Pluto (c) Mars (d) Uranus None 25 . During the phenomenon of aphelion, the approximate distance between the earth and the sun is: (a) 137 million km (b) 152 million km (c) 147 million km (d) 142 million km None Time's up
