Satellites revolve in
Circular and hyperbolic orbits
Elliptical and parabolic orbits
Circular and elliptical orbits
Only in elliptical orbits
Mercury is closer to the Sun than the Venus. But Venus is hotter than Mercury. Which of the following statements supports this?
Mercury has no atmosphere and Venus has a thick atmosphere which can retain the heat.
Mercury is mostly made up of sedimentary rocks while Venus contains igneous rocks.
Mercury being closer to the sun, Sun abosrbs the heat of the Mercury.
All the above.
Directly above the North pole.
The planet which takes the maximum time to revolve around the sun is
Mars
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Which of the following events is not caused by the rotation of earth about its own axis?
Cycle of day and night
Cycle of phases of moon
Sunflower turning to face the sun in the day
The leaves of the rain tree closing every evening
The earth rotates on its axis from ................. to .................. Which information completes the given statement?
East, West
West, East
North, South
South, North
Saptarishi constellation seems to resemble a
Hunter
Scorpion
Bear
Cow
A celestial object from space that does not burn completely and hits the Earth's surface is
Meteor
Meteroid
Meteorite
Asteroid
Which of the following planets has rings that distinguish it from rest of the planet?
Jupiter
Earth
Mass
Saturn
