The Earth in the Solar System MCQs Set 3

Class 6 Social Science - Geography

Chapter 1 The Earth in the Solar System

MCQs on Chapter 1 The Earth in the Solar System

SET 3

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1Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding planet Earth?

(1) The Earth is the third nearest planet to the sun.

(2) In size, it is the seventh largest planet.

(3) It is slightly flattened at the poles.

(4) Its shape is described as a Geoid.

(A) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(B) 1, 3, and 4 Only

(C) 1, 2, and 4 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ The Earth is the third nearest planet to the sun.

⇨ In size, it is the fifth largest planet.

⇨ It is slightly flattened at the poles.

⇨ Its shape is described as a Geoid.

⇨ The earth appears blue because its two-thirds surface is covered by water.

⇨ It is, therefore, called a blue planet.

2Q) Which of the following is the largest Planet in the Solar System?

(A) Jupiter

(B) Saturn

(C) Neptune

(D) Mars

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⇨ Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

⇨ Jupiter orbits about 5.2 Astronomical Units (AU) from our Sun.

⇨ Earth is one AU from the Sun.

⇨ Jupiter rotates once about every 10 hours (a Jovian day), but takes about 12 Earth years to complete one orbit of the Sun (a Jovian year).

⇨ Jupiter's atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen (H2) and helium (He).

⇨ In 1979 the Voyager mission discovered Jupiter’s faint ring system.

⇨ All four giant planets in our solar system have ring systems.

⇨ Jupiter is covered in swirling cloud stripes. It has big storms like the Great Red Spot, which has been going on for hundreds of years.

⇨ Jupiter is a gas giant and doesn't have a solid surface, but it may have a solid inner core about the size of Earth. Jupiter also has rings, but they're too faint to see very well.

3Q) Which of the following planet is considered as "Earth’s-twin"?

(A) Jupiter

(B) Saturn

(C) Venus

(D) Mars

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⇨ Venus is considered as "Earth’s-twin" because its size and shape are very much similar to that of the Earth.

4Q) Which of the following is not a Constellation?

(A) Polaris

(B) Usha

(C) Big Bear

(D) Saptarishi

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⇨ Polaris is not a Constellation.

⇨ The Pole Star is also known as the North Star or Polaris.

⇨ The pole star indicates the direction to the north.

⇨ We can easily locate the position of the North Star with the help of the Saptarishi constellation.

5Q) How long does the sun's light take to reach the Earth?

(A) 3 minutes

(B) 5 minutes

(C) 8 minutes

(D) 11 minutes

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⇨ The light of the sun takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth.

6Q) Which of the following planet has the largest number of moons?

(A) Mars

(B) Saturn

(C) Jupiter

(D) Neptune

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⇨ Saturn has the highest number of moons.

⇨ Saturn has 145 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union.

7Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding the Moon?

(1) Its diameter is only one-quarter that of the Earth.

(2) It is about 3,84,400 km away from us.

(3) It is the fifth-largest satellite in the Solar System.

(4) The moon moves around the earth in about 30 days.

(A) 1 and 2 Only

(B) 2 and 3 Only

(C) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Its diameter is only one-quarter that of the Earth.

⇨ It is about 3,84,400 km away from us.

⇨ It is the fifth-largest satellite in the Solar System.

⇨ The moon moves around the earth in about 27 days.

⇨ It is larger than all known dwarf planets in the Solar System.

8Q) Which of the following planets don't have moons at all?

(1) Mercury planet

(2) Venus

(3) Jupiter

(4) Neptune

(A) 1 Only

(B) 1 and 2 Only

(C) 2 Only

(D) 3 and 4 Only

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⇨ Neither Mercury Nor Venus has any moons at all.

9Q) Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the surface of the moon in which year?

(A) 1952

(B) 1958

(C) 1963

(D) 1969

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⇨ Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the surface of the moon on 20 July 1969 during Apollo 11.

10Q) Small pieces of rock that orbit the Sun are called which of the following?

(1) Asteroids

(2) Meteoroids

(3) Dwarf Planet

(A) 1 Only

(B) 1 and 3 Only

(C) 2 Only

(D) 2 and 3 Only

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⇨ Meteoroids are small pieces of rocks that move around the sun.

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