Answer: b) 24 hours
In which direction does the Earth rotate?
a) North to South
b) East to West
c) South to North
d) West to East
Answer: b) East to West
What causes the change in seasons on Earth?
a) Earth’s rotation
b) Earth’s orbit
c) Earth’s tilt and revolution
d) Earth’s oscillation
Answer: c) Earth’s tilt and revolution
Which planet is known as our nearest star?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Sun
Answer: d) Sun
What is the temperature on the Sun’s surface?
a) 1000°C
b) 3000°C
c) 5400°C
d) 7000°C
Answer: c) 5400°C
What is the primary source of heat and light for Earth?
a) Moon
b) Stars
c) Sun
d) Jupiter
Answer: c) Sun
On which date did the first person set foot on the Moon?
a) 1st July 1969
b) 20th July 1969
c) 1st August 1969
d) 20th August 1969
Answer: b) 20th July 1969
What causes the different shapes or phases of the Moon?
a) Earth’s rotation
b) Moon’s orbit
c) Sun’s rotation
d) Earth’s revolution
Answer: b) Moon’s orbit
What do we call the groups of stars forming certain shapes in the sky?
a) Galaxies
b) Clusters
c) Constellations
d) Nebulas
Answer: c) Constellations
What are huge balls of fire like the Sun called?
a) Nebulas
b) Planets
c) Stars
d) Galaxies
Answer: c) Stars
What is the Moon’s distance from Earth?
a) 384,000 km
b) 500,000 km
c) 200,000 km
d) 600,000 km
Answer: a) 384,000 km
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
a) 100 days
b) 365 days
c) 500 days
d) 600 days
Answer: b) 365 days
