Kerala SCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 8 Moon and Stars Question Answer Solution Here. Kerala Board Class 6 Students can find Here 8th Chapter Moon and Stars Notes provide by our Teacher. Important Question Answer from Chapter 8 Moon and Stars.
- Board- Kerala Board.
- Class – 6.
- Subject – Science Part 2
- Chapter – 8.
- Chapter Name – Moon and Stars.
- Topic – Question Answer Solution.
Multiple choice questions.
(1) Shape of the earth is
a) spherical
b) elliptical
c) both
d) none.
ANS: a)spherical
2) The Earth and the moon receive light from
a) sun
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) none.
ANS: a) sun
3) The earth rotates from
a) west to east
b) east to west
c) both
d) none.
ANS: a) west to east
4) From the new moon day to the full moon day, the lighted portion of the moon becomes more visible is called as
a) waxing
b) waning
c) both
d) none.
ANS: a)waxing
(5) From the full moon day to the new moon day, there is a decrease in the visibility of the lighted area of moon is called as
a) waxing
b) waning
c) both
d) none.
ANS: b) waning
(5) ——– is seen in the sky in the evening from October to December.
a) Cassiopia
b) scorpius
c) both
d) none.
ANS: a) Cassiopia
Questions and answers.
(1) sun can hold how many earth within it?
ANS: 12 lakh earths
(2) Who are self luminous celestial bodies?
ANS: Stars
(3) How many stars in the universe?
ANS: crores of stars
(4) in how many days the moon revolves around earth?
ANS: 27 and 1 /3 days.
(5) What is sunrise?
ANS: the earth rotates in the region moving from darkness to light , sunrise is takes place.
(4) What is sunset?
ANS: the earth rotates in the region moving from light to darkness, sunset is takes place.
(7) Why day and night continuously appear?
ANS: the earth revolves continuously from west to east ,for this reason the day and night continuously appear.
Short questions and answers.
(1) Why only one face of moon appears in the direction of earth always?
ANS: reason is given below:
i) the moon which is satellite of the earth, revolves around earth in 27 and 1/3 days.
ii) The moon also takes same time to rotate about itself.(i.e27 and 1/3 days.)
iii)for this reason only one face of moon appears in the direction of earth always.
(2) Why stars appear to twinkle?
Ans: reason is given below:
i) Stars (i.e. sun) are self luminous celestial bodies.
ii) The rays of light coming from the stars continuously changes its direction when it travelling in different directions from different layers of atmosphere.
iii) for this reason stars appear as twinkle.
(3) Name the planets?
Ans: names are given below:
i) Mercury
ii) Venus
iii) earth
iv) Mars
v) Jupiter
vi) Saturn
vii) Neptune.