REVISION WORKSHEET-2- (MID-TERM)

Subject: Social Studies Topic: Beyond our skies

A) Multiple Choice Questions

1. The shape of Earth is similar to a _________.

a) cuboid
b) sphere
c) cube
d) cylinder
2. _____________ is the largest planet in the solar system.
a) Neptune
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Jupiter

B) Fill in the blanks

1. The Sun, planets and the Moon that we see are all a part of the solar system.

2. Neptune is the planet that is farthest from the sun.

3. Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.

4. Venus has no moon.

C) State true or false

1. The word solar is used to describe things related to the moon. False

2. A very large natural object that moves around a star is known as a planet.True

D) Very short questions

1. How many planets are there in the solar system?

There are 8 planets in the solar system.

2. What are natural satellites?

The natural objects that revolve around some of the planets in fixed orbits
are known as natural satellites.

E) Questions and Answers

1. Why does Mercury takes the shortest time to orbit around the Sun as
compare to other planets?

Mercury takes the shortest time to orbit around the sun because it is the
closest plant to the sun.

2. Why Uranus is unusual planet?

While the other planets move like spinning tops around the sun , Uranus
moves like a rolling ball.

F) Questions and Answers

1. How do you think Sun is useful to us?

Sun gives us heat and light. It also helps the plants to grow.

2. Write two facts that you know about Venus.

It is called as the morning star or the evening star as it is the brightest of all
the planets. Venus has no moon.

G) Questions and Answers

1. Imagine that you have landed on planet Neptune. What would you
experience?
The temperature would be too less to survive as it is the farthest planet from
the sun.
2. Why does sun look so big and bright to us as compared to the other stars in
the sky?

As sun is much closer to the Earth it looks so big and bright to us.