Stars and the Solar System Quiz 4

The diameter of sun is … km

The diameter of earth is …… km

The diameter of moon is … km

The distance from sun to earth is … km

The distance from moon to earth is … km

The country that sent Chandrayan -1 Satellite to observe the moon was

“No life on the planet Mercury” – Predict the reason for this identity.

The tilted motion of the earth on its axis causes

Suppose the new planet is discovered between Earth and Mars. It’s time period would be.

The sun appears to move from east to west around the Earth. This means that the earth rotates

Ursa Major is a

Which unit is used to measure astronomical distances?

The stars forming a recognizable shape is called

Which star is nearest to Earth?

Light Year is