LESSON NO 1- The Earth in the Solar System (Geography)

Q1. Choose the correct option:-

1) Full moon night occur once every______.

i) day (ii)15 days (iii) 20 days (iv)month

2) The Hindi word for the new moon is _______.

(i) Amavasya (ii) Krishna Paksha (iii) Poornima (iv) none of these

3) The Sun is_____________.

(i) a star (ii) a celestial body (iii) the head of the solar system (iv) all of these

4) The planet is known as dwarf planet.

(i) Mercury (ii) Pluto (iii) Neptune (iv) Earth

5) The term ‘blue planet’ indicate presence of

(i) land (ii) water (iii) oxygen (iv) all of these

Q2. Answer the following questions:

(i) Name the two celestial bodies visible only in the night sky.
(ii) Why do we not feel the heat and light of the stars and the sun even though they are so big and hot?
(iii) Name the nine planets in our solar system in the order of their distance from the Sun.
(iv) Which is the nearest planet to the Sun? Which is the farthest?
(v) What is a 'solar system'? Explain briefly.
(vi) Name the natural satellite of the Earth.
(vii) Which planets have rings around them?
(viii) Which conditions support the life found only on the Earth?
(ix) Why do moon appear larger than other planets from the Earth?
(x) Explain asteroids.
(xi) What are meteoroids?

Q3. Fill in the Blanks:

(i)The Earth has an __________ orbit around the Sun.

(ii)The natural satellite of the Earth is called the __________.
The closest planet to the Sun is __________.
(iii)
(iv)The word ‘Solar’ means __________________________.
(v)The Sun is about _________________ million km away from the Earth.
(vi) The Moon moves around the earth in _______ days.
(vii)________________________ landed first on Moon and on ____________________.
The white glowing path across the sky is called as ______________________.
(viii)
(ix)The ____________________ is the celestial body that moves around the planets in the same way as
the planets move around the sun.
(x) _________________ means the earth like shape.