Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Our Earth and The Solar System Fill in the blanks, Multiple Choice Question [mcq] and Question & Answers.
Fill-in-the-Blanks:
1. The heavenly bodies that twinkle are called ______. Answer: stars
2. Planets get their light from the ______.Answer: sun
3. The movement of the earth around the sun is called ______.Answer: revolution
4. ______ revolve around planets.Answer: Satellites
5. ______ are found between Mars and Jupiter.Answer: Asteroids
6. The emptiness between and beyond the stars and planets is called ______.Answer: space
7. Chandrayaan-1 was launched on ______.Answer: 22 October 2008
8. ______ is also known as Mars Orbit Mission.Answer: Mangalyaan
9. All heavenly bodies exert a force of ______ on one another.Answer: gravity
10. ______ was the first Indian astronaut to go into space.Answer: Rakesh Sharma
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Question: Which of the following is a star?
a) Moon
b) Earth
c) Sun
d) Mars
Answer: c) Sun
2. Question: Which of the following planets is closest to the sun?
a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Venus
Answer: c) Mercury
3. Question: What is the movement of the Earth around the sun called?
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Orbit
d) Twinkling
Answer: b) Revolution
4. Question: Which heavenly body revolves around the Earth?
a) Sun
b) Mars
c) Moon
d) Star
Answer: c) Moon
5. Question: Between which two planets are asteroids found?
a) Earth and Venus
b) Mars and Jupiter
c) Jupiter and Saturn
d) Venus and Mercury
Answer: b) Mars and Jupiter
6. Question: What is the Indian Space Research Organization known as?
a) NASA
b) ISRO
c) MASA
d) URSA
Answer: b) ISRO
7. Question: What force keeps things on Earth?
a) Magnetic force
b) Gravitational force
c) Electrical force
d) Nuclear force
Answer: b) Gravitational force
8. Question: What is the mission of Mangalyaan?
a) Moon Orbit Mission
b) Venus Orbit Mission
c) Mars Orbit Mission
d) Jupiter Orbit Mission
Answer: c) Mars Orbit Mission
9. Question: What do planets get light from?
a) The moon
b) Other planets
c) The sun
d) Satellites
Answer: c) The sun
10. Question: What is the path of a planet around the sun called?
a) Revolution
b) Rotation
c) Orbit
d) Space
Answer: c) Orbit
Question and Answers:
1. Question: What are stars?
Answer: Stars are heavenly bodies that twinkle and have their own light.
2. Question: What is a planet?
Answer: A planet is a heavenly body that does not twinkle and gets its light from stars.
