CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA

CLASS 8
CH-STARS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
ASSIGNMENT
Multiple choice questions:
1. Morning star is the name given to
a. Pole star c. planet Jupiter
b. star Sirius d. planet Venus
2. The sun appears to move from east to west around the earth. This means that earth rotates from
a. East to West c. North to South
b. West to East d. West to North
3. An astronaut standing on the surface of the moon throws a ball upwards. The ball would
a. directly fall down from the point it c. go up and then, come back to the
is released surface of the moon
b. hang in space d. keep going up never to come back
4. Suppose a new planet is discovered between Uranus and Neptune. Its time period would be
a. less than that of Neptune c. equal to that of Neptune or Uranus
b. more than that of Neptune d. less than that of Uranus
5. The change in seasons on the earth occurs because
a. the distance between the earth and the sun is not constant
b. the axis of rotation of the earth is parallel to the plane of its orbit
c. the axis of rotation of the earth is perpendicular to the plane of its orbit
d. the axis of rotation of the earth is tilted with respect to the plane of its orbit
6. When the moon is in between the earth and the sun, we see:
a. New moon c. Quarter moon
b. Full moon d. Crescent moon
7. Which of the following is not an inner planet?
a. Mercury c. Mars
b. Neptune d. Earth
8. The planet which has the minimum time period of rotation is:
a. Earth c. Venus
b. Mercury d. Mars
9. The milky way is a:
a. Planet
b. Galaxy
c. Constellation
d. Star
10. Which of the following figures depicts the position of pole
star correctly?
11. Fill in the blanks:
a. The pole star belongs to ___________ constellation.
b. The distance in universe is measured in terms of _____________.
c. The streak of light caused by a heavenly body burning completely while through the atmosphere
is called___________.
d. Comets are made up of _____________.
e. Asteroids orbit around the sun in belt ____________.
f. ____________ is the natural satellite of the earth.
g. The brightest planet _____________.
h. The planet which is smallest and nearest to the sun is ___________.
12. Write True/False against the following statements.
a. The planet nearest to us is Jupiter.
b. All the stars are at the same distance from us.
c. The planets do not emit light of their own.
d. The planets keep changing their position with respect to stars.
e. The planet Venus appears in the eastern sky before sunrise.
f. The plane in which the earth revolves around the Sun is called equatorial plane of earth.
13. Answer the following questions:
a. John saw full moon on a particular day. After how many days will he be able to see the full moon
again?
b. Meteors are not visible during the daytime. Explain the reason.
c. Why does the moon change its shape daily?
d. Anamika saw the moon through a glass window at 8:00 p.m. She marked the position of the
moon on the glass pane. She got up at 4 a.m. in the morning. Will the moon be visible at the
same position?
e. Suppose the moon emits light of its own. Would it still have phases? Justify your answer.
f. Suppose the distance between earth and sun becomes half of its present distance. What is likely
to happen to life?
g. Explain with a diagram how you can locate pole star with the help of the constellation Great
Bear (Ursa Major).
h. Explain why the earth spins like a top and Uranus rolls like a ball.
i. Is constellation a part of the solar system? Give reason.
j. The radius of planet Jupiter is 11 times the radius of the earth. Calculate the ratio of volumes of
Jupiter and the earth. How many earths can Jupiter accommodate?
k. What is a meteoroid? How a meteoroid becomes a meteor and a meteorite?