Science Skill Development Programme

Class 5 Week 1 Day 5 Easy

Earth and Our Universe

1. Sea breeze occurs
(a) during the night. (b) when air above the sea becomes warm and rises up.
(c) when cool air from sea moves towards the hot land. (d) because land gets cooler faster than water.
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(a) from sea towards the land during the day. (b) from land towards the sea at night.
(c) from sea towards the land at night. (d) from land towards the sea during the day.
3. When it is cold, the raindrops freeze and turn into

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(a) fog (b) dew (c) hails (d) snowflakes.
4. Which of these processes (P, Q or R) is also responsible for the

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formation of dew in humid nights?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
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(d) Both Q and R
5. Wet clothes will dry faster
(a) in blowing air (b) when are folded (c) in shade (d) in humidity.
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6. Given is a figure of the water cycle. Identify labelled processes (P, Q and R) involved in the water cycle and
select the correct option.
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(a) Precipitation Condensation Evaporation

(b) Evaporation Precipitation Condensation
(c) Evaporation Condensation Precipitation
(d) Condensation Evaporation Precipitation
7. Select the incorrect option.
(a) Air is a mixture of gases. (b) Air is all around us.
(c) Hot air is heavier and settles down. (d) Air is matter because it has mass and occupies space.
8. Rotation of earth on its axis causes
(a) change in seasons (b) change in weather (c) day and night (d) all of these

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9. Change in seasons is due to

(a) (b) (c) (d) Both (b) and (c)

Earth’s rotation Earth’s revolution Tilted earth’s axis

10. Which of these is not a process involved in purification of water?
(a) Filtration (b) Evaporation
(c) Sedimentation and decantation (d) Chlorination

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11. Which planet is between Mars and Saturn?
(a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
12. Which plant is the farthest from the sun?

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(a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
13. Ursa major, Ursa minor and Orion are examples of

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(a) constellations (b) galaxies (c) planets (d) solar systems
14. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) The moon is the only natural satellite of the earth.
(b) The equator of the earth is slightly tilted.
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(c) The hemisphere near the sun has summer season.
(d) The two opposite points on the earth’s surface through which axis passes are known as its poles.
15. During revolution, the earth’s hemisphere that faces away from the sun has
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(a) longer and warmer days (b) shorter and warmer days
(c) longer and cooler days (d) shorter and cooler days.
16. Refer to the given figure
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Which of the following options holds true for the months on earth at positions P, Q, R and S?
(a) P – March Q – June R – September S – December
(b) P – June Q – March R – December S – April
(c) P – April Q – May R – June S – July
(d) P – June Q – December R – June S – December
17. Which of the following is an incorrect match?
(a) Earth – Blue planet (b) Mars – Red planet (c) Saturn – Evening star (d) Venus – Morning star

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18. The given diagram shows our solar system.

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Identify planets marked as P, Q, R and S and select the correct option.
P Q R S
(a) Mercury Earth Saturn Neptune

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(b) Venus Neptune Mars Uranus
(c) Mercury Mars Jupiter Neptune
(d) Venus Uranus Neptune Saturn
19. The time taken by Earth for one rotation is
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(a) One month (b) One year (c) One hour (d) One day
20. Select the incorrect match.
(a) Earth – Smallest planet (b) Jupiter – Largest planet
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(c) Mercury – Closest planet (d) Neptune – Farthest planet.

21. In India, Van Mahotsav is celebrated for a week in the month of
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(a) July (b) April (c) August (d) September.

22. Cutting down of trees in large numbers is called
(a) afforestation (b) deforestation (c) erosion (d) drought.
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(a) 5th July (b) 5th June (c) 15th June (d) 15th February.
24. Which of these wastes are biodegradable?
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(a) Plastics and glass items (b) Fruit and vegetable peels
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(c) Metal items and synthetic fibres (d) Chemicals and paper
25. Which of these is not caused due to pollution?
(a) Volcano eruption (b) Smog (c) Acid rain (d) Ozone depletion

ANSWER KEYS
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c)
9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (a)
17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (a) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b)
25. (a)

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