Class 6 Social science geography - Chapter 1 The earth in the solar system MCQ & Extra Questions .

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SOCIAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY THE EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Multiple Choice Questions ( 11 marks ) 
 1. ________ is the closest celestial body to our earth . 
O Sun
 O Moon 
O Venus 
O Stars
  2. A group of stars forming various patterns is called __________ . 
 O North star 
O South star 
O Planet 
O Constellations 
 3. Planet does not have its own ______ and light . 
O Star 
O Heat 
OMoon
 O Sun 
 4. The earth has _______ and ________ . 
O Air and water 
O Rock and gas 
O Heat and glow 
O Asteroids 
 5. Small pieces of rocks moves around the earth . 
O Venus
 OAsteroids 
OMeteoroids 
OSun 
 6. Full moon night occurs once every ___________ ?
 O Day
 O 15 days 
O 20 days 
OMonth 
 7. The Hindi word of new moon night is ____________ ? 
O Amavasya 
O Krishna paksha 
O Poornima 
 ONone of these 
 8. The sun is _______ ? 
O A star 
OA celestial body 
OThe head of the solar system 
O All of these 
 9. Ursa major is a __________ ? 
O Star 
OConstellation 
OGalaxy 
OAsteroid 
 10. Which of these was a planet till 2006 but now a “dwarf planet” ? 
O Neptune 
OThe sun 
OPluto 
OSolaris
 11. The term –“Blue Planet” indicates the presence of _________ ? O Land
 O Water 
O Oxygen 
O All of these
|| Fill In The Blanks ( 10 marks ) 
 1. The Amavasya night occurs about _________ days after the Poornima night . 
 2. Stars are celestial bodies that have ______ and ________ . 
 3. The planets do not possess their own _______ and ______ .
 4. The small bear constellation is better known as the _________ . 
 5. The Greek word which is the origin of the word planet means ________ . 
 6. Three planets having rings around them are ______ , ________ and __________ .
 7. _________ are elongated fixed paths in which a celestial body always remains . 
 8. Venus is similar to the earth in its _________ and _________ . 
 9. The shadows on the Moon surface are due to ______ , _________ and _________ . 
 10. Meteoroids heat up and Burn due to ______________ . 
 ||| Write true / false . ( 8 marks ) 
 1. The sun appears bigger and Brighter Than The Other stars because it is needed so . ( TRUE / FALSE ) 
 2. Saptarishi and Ursa major are the two different constellations . ( TRUE / FALSE ) 
 3. The pole star is known to have a fixed position in the sky . ( TRUE / FALSE ) 
 4. The earth is the only planet that has a natural satellite .( TRUE / FALSE )
 5. Pluto was declared a dwarf planet in August 2006 .( TRUE / FALSE ) 
 6. The earth is the third largest planet in the solar system.(TRUE /FALSE ) 
 7. The geoid shape is not perfectly spherical. (TRUE /FALSE ) 
 8. The moon takes about the same time in rotating about its Axis once as it does to complete a Revolution around the earth (TRUE /FALSE ) 

 IV. Match the Column
 
ANSWERS
1. ________ is the closest celestial body to our earth . 
 Ans :- Moon 
 2. A group of stars forming various patterns is called __________ . 
 Ans :- Constellations
   3. Planet does not have its own ______ and light .
 Ans :- Heat 
 4. The earth has _______ and ________ .
 Ans :- Air and water 
 5. Small pieces of rocks moves around the earth . 
 Ans :- Meteoroids 
 6. Full moon night occurs once every ___________ ? 
 Ans :- Month
   7.The Hindi word of new moon night is ____________ ?
 Ans :- Poornima
  8. The sun is _______ ? 
 Ans :- All of these 
 9. Ursa major is a __________ ? 
 Ans :- Constellation 
 10. Which of these was a planet till 2006 but now a “dwarf planet” ? 
 Ans :- Pluto 
 11. The term –“Blue Planet” indicates the presence of __________ ? Ans :- Water

   || Fill In The Blanks ( 10 marks ) 
 1. The Amavasya night occurs about _________ days after the Poornima night . 
 Ans :- 15 
 2. Stars are celestial bodies that have ______ and ________ . 
 Ans :- Heat and Light 
 3. The planets do not possess their own _______ and ______ .
 Ans :- Heat and Light 
 4.The small bear constellation is better known as the _________ . 
 Ans :- Saptarishi 
 5. The Greek word which is the origin of the word planet means ________ . 
 Ans :- wanderes 
 6. Three planets having rings around them are ______ , ________ and __________ . 
 Ans :- Saturn , Uranus , Neptune
 7. _________ are elongated fixed paths in which a celestial body always remains . 
 Ans :- Orbits 
 8. Venus is similar to the earth in its _________ and _________ .
 Ans :- Size & shape 
 9. The shadows on the Moon surface are due to ______ , _________ and _________ . 
 Ans :- Mountains , Plains and depressions . 
 10. Meteoroids heat up and Burn due to ______________ . 
 Ans :- Friction 

 ||| Write true / false . ( 8 marks ) 
 1. The sun appears bigger and Brighter Than The Other stars because it is needed so . ( TRUE / FALSE✔️ ) 
 2. Saptarishi and Ursa major are the two different constellations . ( TRUE / FALSE✔️ ) 
 3. The pole star is known to have a fixed position in the sky . ( TRUE✔️ / FALSE ) 
 4. The earth is the only planet that has a natural satellite .( TRUE / FALSE ✔️) 
 5. Pluto was declared a dwarf planet in August 2006 .( TRUE ✔️/ FALSE ) 6. The earth is the third largest planet in the solar system.(TRUE /FALSE✔️ ) 
 7. The geoid shape is not perfectly spherical. (TRUE✔️ /FALSE ) 
 8. The moon takes about the same time in rotating about its Axis once as it does to complete a Revolution around the earth (TRUE✔️ /FALSE )
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