1..The pole star indicates the direction to the *
south
east
north
west
2.Asteroids are found in between *
Saturn and jupiter
mars and Jupiter
Uranus and Neptune
3.The third nearest planet to the sun *
Mercury
Mars
Earth
Venus
4.A huge system of stars is called *
Constellation
Galaxy
Sun
Earth
5.The closest celestial body to our earth *
The sun
The Moon
The Mercury
Galaxy
6.Which of these was a planet till 2006 but is now a 'dwarf planet'?
a)Neptune
b)Pluto
c)Uranus
d) Mercury
7.The term "Blue planet indicaytes the presence of
a)land
b)Oxygen
c)Water
d) All of these
8.All the planets move around the sun in a.
a)Elongated path
b)circular path
c) rectangular path
9.A group of stars forming various pattern is called
a)galaxy
b)constellation
c) Universe
10.The small pieces of rocks moving around the Sun.
a) Asteroids
b) constellation
c) Meteoroids
Answers
Answer:
It rises in the north
Mars and Jupiter.
Earth.
galaxy
The moon
Pluto
Water
Circular path
constellation
asteroids
Answer:
1) north
Pole star indicates the direction to north. Explanation: Pole star is the largest of all stars and is the first star to be appeared in sky after sunset. It raises in the north hence it is used as indicator to find directions.17-Apr-2016
2) Mars and Jupiter
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes but much smaller than planets, called asteroids or minor planets.
3) Earth
The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury. And then, the second the nearest planet to the Sun is Venus, and the third the nearest planet to the Sun is Earth. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system
4) Galaxy
group of stars forming various patterns is called a constellation. A huge system of stars is called a galaxy.
5) moon
The moon is the celestial body closest to earth. The moon is at a distance of 384400km from Earth.
6) Pluto
Pluto is the most well known of the dwarf planets. Since its discovery in 1930 and until 2006, it had been classified as the ninth planet from the sun. Pluto's orbit was so erratic, however, that at times it was closer to the sun than the eighth planet, Neptune.
7) water
Blue Planet indicates presence of water because of the abundance of water on the earth, it is referred to as a blue planet.
8) All the planets move around the sun in an elliptical path. Each planet moves on its own path around the sun. and not in a circular motion, it is called Elliptical orbit.
9) constellations
A group of stars forming various patterns is called a constellation
10) meteoroid
Meteoroids are lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun, just as planets, asteroids, and comets do. Meteoroids, especially the tiny particles called micrometeoroids, are extremely common throughout the solar system.