Chapter 1

A. Give brief answers to the following questions?

1. Write a short note on the “universe”

2. What is the solar system and how did it come in to being? also write
down the names of the heavenly bodies included in the solar system?

3. Describe the structure of the earth and write down the characteristics
of the layers of the earth?

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 4. What do you understand by the term "The milky way"?

Answer:- Another wonderfull figure is a faint band of light across the sky .
milky way is, in fact, made up of hundred of thousands of faint distant
stars which appear like the bright dust in the sky

5. What do you understand by the term "The great bear"?

Constellation of seven stars of the great bear. The seven stars of the
great bear appear in form of quadrilateral (four - sided) figure with a
string of three stars at its top

6. How are the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse caused?

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

1. There are..................stars in the sky

2. The moon reflects the light of the ............which is a star.

3. The sun and planets revolving round it form the............

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4. ...............is the nearest planet to the sun.

5. ............... is closer to the earth than any other planet in the solar
system.

6. The earth’ diameter is ................kilometres and its distance from the

sun is .......... million kilometres
7. The earth revolves around the sun in ............days .......... hours.
8. ............. is surrounded by rings made up of millions of small rocks
which circle round the planet.
9. ............. is the last planet that can be seen by the naked eye.
10. ............. is the smallest and most mysterious planet in our solar
system.
11. The ...........is the centre of the solar system.
12. For every 100 metres of the depth below the surface temperature
goes up about.............de.
13. The solid outer portion of the earth is known as its...........
14. The astronauts had to take with them........ besides food and water
when they set off to visit the moon.
15. The different forms of the moon are called the............ of the moon.

C. Four choices are given to complete each statement. Tick off √

the correct answer.
1. In the beginning the earth was the mass of:
water air solid rocks tiny particles and flaming gases
2. The broken away portions of the planets are called:
Asteroids satellites stars comets
3. The inner parts of the earth is in the form of:
molten rock gases sand a hallow

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 4. The rising waves of the seas beat the rocky shores and thus the
..........came in ti being
sand stones plateaus . coastal plains
5. The moon completes its revolution round the sun in:
28 days 88 days 355 days 365 days
6. There.......... days in a lunar year.
355 days 365 days 288 days 200 days
7. We have solar eclipse when :
the earth comes between the sun and the moon.
The sun comes between the earth and the moon.
Any planet comes between the earth and the sun.
The moon comes between the earth and the sun.
8. The pole star is almost over the :
north pole south pole east horizon west horizon

D. Write T( true) for each correct statement and F (false) for each in
correct one:
a. The rocks of the moon are heavier in weight than those of the earth. -------
b. The surface of the moon is covered with a heavy layer of dust. --------
c. There is no water and air on the moon. --------
d. The moon revolves round the earth and not round the sun. -------
e. We always see the same face of the moon. ------
f. The new moon appears after the lapse of 28 days. -------
g. There are 365 days in the lunar year. --------
h. The crescent in the first phase of the moon. --------
i. In the fourteenth night we see the half moon. -------
j. On the 7th and 21st nights we see the half moon. --------

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E. Match column “A” with column “B” an write the correct answer
in column “C” according to column “A”.
Column “A” Column”B” Column”C”
1. our earth would be dead • about 35 kilometres • 1. Without the sun
planet the crescent 2.
• 250 kilometres 3.
2. the scientists believe
• Nnational emblem 4.
that once our earth was
• Solar eclipse 5.
3. the average thickness • The solid rocks 6.
of the crust is • Part of the sun 7.
4. the thickness of mantle • The Great Bear 8.
is about • 2900 kilometres 9.
5. the thickness of core is
6. the moon in the first
night is called
7. the crescent is our
8. the earth and the moon
are made up of
9. the disappearance of
the sun is called

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