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    Wrksheet 8th Stars and Solar System

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    The document contains a quiz on topics related to stars and the solar system. It includes 27 multiple choice questions and short answer questions about the planets, moons, stars, phases of the moon, and other celestial bodies. Students are asked to identify the brightest planet, how stars appear to move in the sky, the cause of seasons on Earth, planets' positions from the Sun, phases of the Moon, and components of the solar system. They are also asked to provide one-word answers about planets, comets, satellites, and other astronomical terms. The short answer questions require distinguishing concepts, describing the Moon's surface, defining artificial satellites and their uses, explaining the phases of the Moon, and sketching constell

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    DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE NORTH

    ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020

    Class : VIII Subject : Science


    Topic: Stars and solar system

    1.   Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

            a) Mercury b) Venus         c) Earth         d) Saturn

    2.   Stars appear to move from

            a). West to east    b) East to west         c) North to south         d) South to west

    3.   The tilting of the earth is responsible for


            a) Change of days  b) Change of the sun’s rays   
    c) Change of the season          d) None

    4. Which planet is farthest from the sun?

    a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Uranus


    d) Neptune

    5. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

    a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Venus d) Mercury

    6. Pole Star cannot be seen in which of the following countries?

    a) USA b) India c) UK d) New Zealand

    7.Which is the brightest star in the night sky?

    a) Sirius b) Proxima Centauri c) Alpha Centauri d) Vega

    8. The moon moves around the earth in about _____ days.

    a) 25 b) 26 c) 27 d) 28

    9. Phases of the moon occur because 

    a) we can see only that part of the moon which reflects light towards us. 
    b) our distance from the moon keeps changing. 
    c) the shadow of the Earth covers only a part of the moon’s surface.
    d) the thickness of the moon’s atmosphere is not constant 
    10. Which of the following is NOT a member of the solar system?

    a) An asteroid             b) A satellite            c) A constellation       d) A comet 

    11. Which of the following figures depicts the position of pole star correctly?

    12. The first of a month is the new moon day. On fifteenth of the same month, which of the following figures
    would represent the phase of the moon?

    Answer the following in one word

    13.Name the planet appears in the northern sky before sun rise? __________________________

    14. Name the planet which has 79 moons? __________________________

    15. Which two planets have asteroids between them? __________________________

    16. Which comet visit the earth after 76 year? __________________________


    17. Name the first Indian satellite launched success fully __________________________

    18. John saw full moon on a particular day. After how many
    days will he be able to see the full moon again? (Approx) __________________________

    19. Earth : Blue Planet : : ___?____ : Red planet __________________________

    20. Name the planet that rotates from east to west __________________________

    21. Name a planet which has least density __________________________

    22. A shooting star is also called a __________________________

    23. The stars of Ursa Major appears to revolve around____ __________________________

    Answer the following questions

    24.Distinguished between
    (i) Revolution and Rotation
    (ii) Earth and Sun
    (iii) Asteroids and Comets
    (iv) Meteors and meteorites

    25.Describe the surface of moon.


    26.What are artificial satellites? What are their uses?
    27.What do you understand by phases of moon? What is the reason for different phases of moon?
    28.Draw sketches to show the relative positions of prominent stars in (a) Ursa Major and (b) Orion

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