SOLER SYSTEM
1. According to Big Bang theory of the the origin of the universe, the age of the Universe is estimated at
about ?
Ans: 4-6 Billion years
2. Statements of Nebular Hypothesis for the origine of Soler System is ?
Ans: The material in the rings get condensed and form the planets that revolve in orbits around the
Sun.
3. Which of the following planet has the largest number of known Satallites
Ans: Sturn.
4. In Sun-Earth system, the distance between Lagrange points L2 and L3 is about ?
Ans: 32 crore kilometre
5. Arrange of the planet in descending order of their density (gm/cm3)
Ans: Earth > Venus > Jupiter > Saturn
6. Which of the planets has the highest density ?
Ans: Earth
7. In Sun-Earth system, the Sun Earth and the Lagrange point L4 form :
Ans: An equilateral triangle.
8. Who proved that the Earth and other planet revolve around the sun ?
Ans: Copernicus
9. Terrestrial planet- Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus
10. Distance of about 147 million kilometres between the Sun and the earth is found during the Earth’s
orbit around the Sun at the position of-- Perihelion Position
11. The Big Dipper is an asterism formed by the seven brightest stars in the Constellation
Ans: Ursa Major
12. Who calculated the approximate location of the planet Neptune by studying gravity induced
disturbances in the motion of Uranus ?
Ans: Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier.
13. Which scientist thought of the concept of the steady state of the Universe ?
Ans: Fred Hoyle
14. Which is the most widely accepted model to explain the formation and evaluation of the soler system:
Ans: Nebular hypothesis.
15. In 1905, who concluded with Thomas Chamberlain that the planets of the Solar System originated
form an encounter between the Sun and another star ? Ans: Forest Moulton.
16. A flat ring of small, icy bodies that revolve around the Sun beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune is
called ?
Ans: Kuiper Belt
17. The point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance
form the centre of the earth id known as ?
Ans:
18. Who was the first to develop a mathematical predictive model of the soler system ?
Ans: Nicolaus Copernicus.
19. In astronomy, Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky is that easily identified by its cluster of
how many bright star ?
Ans: 5 (W sape)
20. On 20 July 1969, with whom did American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first humane to land
on the moon ?
Ans: Adwin Aldrin.
21. Which planet has “longest day” in the soler system—Venus
22. Tell about Aurora Borealis—it is a beautiful natural light displayed in the Earth’s sky
23. Who gave the expanding Universe hypothesis—Edwin Hubble.
24. Which is, by far, the closest dwarf planet orbiting at only 2.8 times Earth’s distance from the Sun ?
Ans: Ceres.
25. What is Nebula—Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas inside a galaxy.
26. Which dwarf planet orbits the sun in 310 years at a distance between 38.5 to 53 AU ?
Ans: Makemake.
27. A distinctive cross-shaped constellation best seen in the northern hemisphere during the summer and
fall months around September is ?
Ans: Cygnus.
28. The colour of the surface of Mars is red because of the presence of large amounts of chemical
compounds in it. What is the name of compound ?
Ans: Iron oxide.
29. Which is the second nearest star to Earth—Proxima Centauri
30. Which of the following planet’s atmosphere is made up of thick white and yellowish clouds of
sulphuric acid ?
Ans: Venus
31. Which is rocky planets is the faster planet in our solar system-traveling through space at about 29
miles (47 kilo meters) per second ?
Ans: Mercury
32. Moon of Jupiter—Callisto, Europa, Ganymede.
33. Which star is also known as the “Pole Star”—The North star.
34. Which planet is the second largest planet on our solar system and also has the biggest and the
brightest ring around it—Ans: Saturn
35. ____ oblong orbit overlaps the orbit of Neptune ?
Ans: Pluto’s
36. Which is one of the largest spiral galaxies—Ans: NGC 6872
37. The length of a day on____ is approximately 16 hours—Ans: Neptune.
38. Terrestrial planets are composed of—Ans: rocks and metals
39. Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust and that orbit the Sun are known as—Ans: Comets.
40. Each orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) takes—Ans: 90-93
41. On which planet has a rotating oval of clouds, twice as Earth, called the “Great Red Spot” been
observed for more than 300 years ?
Ans: Jupiter
42. Which trend is found about the distance between the galaxies ? Ans: Increasing
43. In approximately how much time dose Mars complete one spin on its axis ?
Ans: 1 Earth day, (24 hours and 37 minutes)
44. Who was the first to accurately describe the ring of Saturn as a disc around the planet in 1655 ?
Ans: Christiaan Huygens.
45. The moon completes____ rotation on its axis as it completes one revolution around the Earth.
Ans: one revolution
46. The ____ radiation belts are giant swaths of magnetically trapped highly energetic chance particles
that surround Earth.
Ans: Van Allen.
47. In which periods is the meteor shower named Quadrantids generally visible form Earth ?
Ans: December 26 to January
48. In which months may the meteor shower named Lyrids be seen from Earth ?
Ans: April