Amongst sun,moon and earth, _________ is the biggest and _________ is the smallest heavenly body.
earth, moon
sun, moon
sun, earth
earth, sun
Which one of the following correctly shows the order of planets from the sun with the increase in distance from sun?
Mercury → Mars → Earth → Venus → Uranus → Saturn → Jupiter → Neptune
Mercury → Venus → Earth → Mars → Jupiter → Saturn → Uranus → Neptune
Jupiter → Venus → Mars → Earth → Mercury → Saturn → Neptune → Uranus
Jupiter → Uranus → Earth → Neptune → Mercury → Saturn → Mars → Venus
The above diagram of earth represents
rotation
revolution
formation of day and night
formation of planets
Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the moon?
It does not emit its own light
It is the natural satellite of the earth
it is the nearest planet to the sun
It is not stationary
Changes in the seasons are caused by
rotation of the earth around itself
revolution of the earth around the sun
sunlight and darkness
rotation of the sun around itself
Why can we not see the moon during the day?
The moon is too far from the earth
The moon is at the back of the sun
The sun is too bright during the day
The moon does not produce light during the day
The earth completes one rotation in
one day
one year
one week
one hour
Which one of the following layers of the earth has hot trapped gases and liquids at high temperature and pressure?
Crust
Soil
Mantle
Core
Mercury can be seen only in the morning and evening because
it is very close to the sun
it is very small
it is very hot
it does not have any light of its own
The imaginary line dividing the earth into halves is called
equator
half line
orbit
path
