SUNFLOWER PUBLIC SCHOOL

CLASS-8 SUBJECT-SCIENCE

TOPIC-STARS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM

WORKSHEET-7 SESSION-2020/21

NOTE: PLEASE WRITE THIS WORKSHEET IN A COPY /A4 SHEET/PAPER

A.TICK THE CORRECT OPTIONS:

1. When the moon is in between the Earth and the Sun, we see_____________ .

(a) New moon (b) Full moon (c) Quarter moon (d) Crescent moon

(Ans.-a New moon)

2. Which of the following is not an inner planet?

(a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth

(Ans.-b Neptune)

3. The planet that has minimum time period of rotation is the______________ .

(a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter

(Ans.-d Jupiter)

4. Which of the following has no satellite?

(a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter

(Ans.-b Venus)

5. Which of the following planets is the largest planet of the solar system?

(a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn

(Ans.-a Jupiter)
B.FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The ________is the brightest star in the sky at night.

2. Orion constellation is also called the _________constellation.

3. ____________ comet appears nearly after every 76 years.

4. A meteoroid that lands on the Earth’s surface is called_________.

5. Ursa Major is also called _________________________.

6. Pole Star is not visible in _________________________.

7. The full moon night is also called __________________.

8. The moon rotates about its axis in about the __________ time that it to orbit
the Earth.

ANSWERS:-

1.Sirius 4. Meteorite 7.Purnima

2.Hunter 5.Great Bear constellation 8. 27days 8 hours

3. Halley’s 6.Southren hemisphere

C. VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

1. What is the temperature of the moon’s surface (a) in daytime (b) at night?

Answer: The temperature of the moon’s surface is

(a) In daytime = 123o C (b) at night = --- 233o C

2. In which parts of the sky can you find Venus if is visible as an evening star?

Answer: Venus appears in the western sky after sunset that is why it is called as
evening star.

3. Name the largest planet in our solar system.

Answer: The largest planet in our universe is Jupiter.

4. Name two planets that rotate from the east to the west.

Answer: Venus and Uranus are the two planets that rotate from the east to the
west.

5. What is a comet?

Answer: A comet is a small body of ice and dust that revolves around the sun in
highly elliptical orbit.

6. Name two dwarf planets.

Answer: Two dwarf planets are Pluto and Ceres.

D. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

1. Why does the Sun appear to be larger and brighter than other stars?

Answer: The Sun appear to be larger and brighter than other stars because it is
closer to the Earth than any other star.

2. Which planet is called red planet and why?

Answer: Mars is called as red planet as its whole surface is covered with red
coloured dust (iron oxide) and rock.

3. Why does the pole star appear stationary?

Answer: Pole star is situated above the axis of rotation of the earth, so it appears
stationary from the earth.

4. What do you mean by light year?

Answer: One light year is the distance travelled by the light in one year, that is
equal to 9.46x 1012 Km.

5. Why can we never see the backside of the moon from the Earth?
Answer: We never see the backside of the moon from the Earth because the
moon rotates about its axis in about the same time that it takes to orbit the Earth.
This results in the same face turned towards the Earth at all times.

6. What are asteroids?

Answer: Asteroids are small irregular shaped heavenly bodies of rocks and metals
that revolve around the Sun in the gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

7. Write any three points about Ursa Minor constellation.

Answer (1) It is clearly seen in the northern part of the sky in July during the
summer season.

(2) There are seven prominent stars in this constellation that form the shape of a
dipper.

(3) At the end of the tail of Ursa Minor is the pole star.

8.Why does life exists on the Earth? Write three conditions.

Answer: The Earth is at the right distance from the Sun. So, it has some special
environmental conditions like right temperature range, the presence of water, a
suitable atmosphere and a blanket of ozone. These are responsible for the
existence and continuation of life on the Earth.
9. Write any three differences between meteors and meteorites.

Answer:

Meteors
1. Meteors burn completely before
they reach the surface of the Earth.
2. The size of this heavenly body is
very small as compared to the size of a very big.
meteorite.
3.They do not cause any damage.
Meteorites
1. Meteorites do not burn completely
on entering the Earth’s atmosphere
and lands on the Earth’s surface.
2. The size of this heavenly body is
3.They can create large craters and
cause a lot of damage on the Earth’s
surface.

G. Long Answer Questions:

1. What is meant by the following phases of the moon: -

(a) New moon, (b) crescent moon, (c) first quarter moon, (d) gibbous moon and
(e) full moon?

Answer: (a) New moon:-

When the moon is between the Earth and the Sun and we do not see the moon at
all, it is called new moon. It is also known as Amavasya.

(b) Crescent moon:-

When we see a small sun – lit portion of the moon, it is called crescent moon. The
increasing size of the lighted part of the moon is called waxing crescent moon
where as the decreasing size of the lighted part of the moon is called waning
crescent moon.

(c) first quarter moon:-

After new moon, when we see half the moon, it is called the first quarter moon.
(d) Gibbous moon:-

When we see more than half of the moon, it is called gibbous moon. The
increasing and decreasing size of the lighted part of the moon is called waxing and
waning gibbous moon.

(e) Full moon:-

After two weeks when the whole sun –lit portion of the moon is visible, it is called
full moon. The full moon night is called `purnima’. The full moon is very bright
because of the maximum moonlight.

Q.2 Differentiate between a star and a planet.

Star
1 A star has its own light.
2 Stars twinkle at night.
3.They are fixed at a point.
4. A star has very high temperature.
Planet
1 A planet has no light of its own. It
shines by reflecting the light of the
sun.
2 Planet do not twinkle.
3. They revolve around the sun in a
fixed path called as orbit.
4 Planets have low temperature as
compared to stars.

Q.3(a) What are artificial satellites?

Answer:-An artificial satellite is a human-made object that has been placed into
the orbit around the Earth or other planets to perform specific fuctions.

First artificial satellite was Sputnik-I by USSR and the first Indian satellite was
Aryabhatta.

(b) Give three uses of artificial satellites.

Answer:-Artificial satellites are used for:-

1. Forecasting weather
2. Transmitting radio and television signals.
3. Telecommunication- -- cellular phones and long distance telephones,
fax,etc., are few of the services provided by satellite communication.