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Class -6
Chapter 1
Earth In The Solar System
F.M. 30
Section -A
Q1. Fill up the blanks: – (1X5=5)
i.) The __________ is in the centre of our solar system.
ii.) The earth is also known as _ ____.
iii.) Millions of galaxies make the _________.
iv.) The small pieces of rocks which revolve around the sun are called _______.
v.) A ______ is a huge system of billions of stars.
Q2. Choose the correct answer: – (1X5=5)
i.) The planet known as the “Earth’s twin is
a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Venus
ii.) Which is the third nearest planet to the sun?
a) Venus b) Earth C) Mercury
iii.) When was Pluto considered not to be a planet?
a) August 2008 b) August 2006 c) August 2009
iv.) Full moon is known as
a) Poornima b) Amavasya c) None of these
v.) The sun is a
a) planet b) star c) meteor
Section -B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Questions: (1X6=6)
i.) What is the name of our galaxy?
ii.) What is a Pole star?
iii.) What are celestial bodies?
iv.) Write the names of the seven planets.
v.) What is an orbit?
vi.) Who first set foot on the moon?
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions: (2X3=6)
i.) Write few lines about the Stars.
ii.) What are planets?
iii.) Why earth is called “Blue Planet”?
Section -D
Q5. Long Answer Type Questions: (2X2.5=5)
i.) Differentiate between asteroids and meteoroids.
ii.) Write about human-made satellites.
Section -E
Q6. Make the following diagrams: – (1.5X2=3)
a.) The Solar System
b.) The Saptarshi constellation
Answers
Section -A
Q1. Fill up the blanks
i.) The Sun
ii.) blue planet
iii.) universe
iv.) meteoroids
v.) galaxy
Q2. Choose the correct answer: –
i.) Venus
ii.) Mercury
iii.) August 2006
iv.) poornima
v.) star
Section -B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Question
i.) Milky Way or Akash Ganga is the name of our galaxy.
ii.) The star that points towards the northern direction is called a Pole Star.
iii.) The sun, moon and all the objects which we see shining in the night sky are called the Celestial objects.
iv.) Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the name of the seven planets.
v.) An orbit is an elliptical fixed path on which all the planets move around the Sun.
vi.) Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon.
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions
i.) Some celestial bodies are very big in size and are made of lots of gases. They have their own heat and light which they emit in huge quantities.
ii.) There are some celestial bodies which do not have their own light and heat. They are lit by the light of the stars. These bodies have mass and revolve around the Sun in a fixed orbit. There are 8 planets in our galaxy.
iii.) The Earth looks blue from the space because of the presence of water. The earth is covered with two-third of water which is why the Earth is also known as the blue planet.
Section -D
Q5. Long Answer Type Questions:
i.) Asteroids are very small bodies that move around the Sun. They can be created after the explosion of some planet. We can find them between Mars and Jupiter. Meteoroids are tiny pieces of rocks which move around the Sun. When they come near Earth’s atmosphere they get heated up and cause flashes of light.
ii.) A man made satellite is an artificial body architecture by the scientists. These satellites give information about the universe and also used for communication. They are taken outside in the universe or to a planet by using rockets. INSAT, IRS and EDUSAT are satellites made in India.
Section -E
Q6. Make the following diagrams:
i) Solar System
ii) The Saptarshi Constellation