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Which planet is closest to the sun?
a) Earth
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Mars
Answer: c) Mercury
What are the paths followed by the planets around the sun called?
a) Orbits
b) Revolutions
c) Trajectories
d) Circuits
Answer: a) Orbits
Which planet is often referred to as “Earth’s-twin” due to its similar size and shape?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Saturn
Answer: c) Venus
What was the decision taken by the International Astronomical Union regarding Pluto in August 2006?
a) It was classified as a dwarf planet
b) It was removed from the list of planets
c) It was considered as the ninth planet
d) It was declared as Earth’s moon
Answer: a) It was classified as a dwarf planet
How is the shape of the Earth described?
a) Spherical
b) Flat
c) Geoid
d) Elliptical
Answer: c) Geoid
What are the conditions on Earth that make it unique and suitable for supporting life?
a) Extreme temperatures
b) Lack of water and air
c) Moderate temperature, presence of water, and air with oxygen
d) Lack of life-supporting gases
Answer: c) Moderate temperature, presence of water, and air with oxygen
Why does Earth appear blue from outer space?
a) It is covered by ice
b) It is covered by forests
c) It is covered by water
d) It reflects sunlight differently
Answer: c) It is covered by water
How does the size of the moon compare to that of Earth?
a) It is one-quarter the size of Earth
b) It is half the size of Earth
c) It is the same size as Earth
d) It is four times the size of Earth
Answer: a) It is one-quarter the size of Earth
What is the approximate distance of the moon from Earth?
a) 38,440 km
b) 384,400 km
c) 3,844,000 km
d) 384,400,000 km
Answer: b) 384,400 km
Why do we only see one side of the moon from Earth?
a) The moon does not rotate
b) The moon is too far away
c) The moon spins at the same rate as it orbits Earth
d) The moon is covered in shadows
Answer: c) The moon spins at the same rate as it orbits Earth
What are the bodies called that are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
a) Comets
b) Meteors
c) Asteroids
d) Galaxies
Answer: c) Asteroids
According to scientists, what are asteroids believed to be?
a) Fragments of exploded stars
b) Parts of a planet that exploded in the past
c) Alien spacecraft
d) Newly formed celestial bodies
Answer: b) Parts of a planet that exploded in the past
What are the small pieces of rocks that move around the sun called?
a) Meteors
b) Asteroids
c) Comets
d) Meteoroids
Answer: d) Meteoroids
What causes a flash of light when meteoroids come near the Earth and tend to drop upon it?
a) Burning up due to friction with the air
b) Collision with other meteoroids
c) Interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere
d) Magnetic forces
Answer: a) Burning up due to friction with the air
What is the name of the cluster of millions of stars that forms a whitish broad band across the sky?
a) Milky Way galaxy
b) Akash Ganga
c) Solar system
d) Asteroid belt
Answer: a) Milky Way galaxy
