GURUKUL HIGH SCHOOL ROLL NO:

CHAPTER 7: STARS AND SOLAR SYSTEM

SOLUTION KEY
1. (a)
Star Planet

(i) Star twinkles in the sky. (i) Planet do not twinkle in the sky.

(ii) It has its own light. (ii) It has no light.

(iii) It is fixed at a point. (iii) It revolve around the sun.

(iv) It is very big in size. (iv) It is very small compared to the star.

(b)
Asteroid Comet

(i) Asteroids are made up of metals and rocky (i) Comets are made up of ice, dust and
material. rocky material.

(ii) It rotates nearer to the sun. (ii) It rotates farther from the sun.

(iii) It has tail of volatile gases when

(iii) It does not has any tail of volatile material.
passing close to the sun.
(c)
Meteoroid Comet

(i) It is a small particle from a comet or aster- (i) It is made up of ice, dust and rocky mate-
oid orbiting the sun. rial.

(ii) It enters the Earth’s atmosphere. (ii) It does not enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
(d)
Galaxy Constellation

(i) It is a collection of billions of star. (i) It is a collection of only a few stars.

(ii) It does not resemble shape of human be- (ii) It is arranged in patterns resembling hu-
ings or animals. man beings or some animals.

(iii) There are billions of galaxies in the Uni-

(iii) There are only about 88 constellations.
verse.
2. There are total eight planets in our solar system which are as follows:
Mercury: Mercury is the planet which is nearest to the sun. It is the smallest planet of the solar system. It
has no satellite of its own.
Venus: Venus is the second planet in our solar system. It is the brightest planet in the night sky.
It has no moon or satellite of its own.

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Earth: It is the third planet of the solar system and is the only planet on which life exists. It has only one
moon.
Mars: The fourth planet of our solar system is Mars. It is also called the red planet. Mars has two
satellites.
Jupiter: It has large number of satellites and it is the largest planet of our solar system.
Saturn: Saturn appears yellowish in colour. It contains beautiful rings which are not visible with naked
eyes.
Uranus: It is the seventh planet of our solar system. It is the second outermost planet of solar „ system.
Neptune: It is the last planet of our solar system.
3. The moon does not have its own light. We see the moon because the sunlight falling on it gets
reflected toward us. thus, we see only that part of the moon which reflects light keeps on changing
daily. This happens because the moon revolves around the earth along with this moon also revolves
around the sun. Therefore, we see phases of the moon.

4. The groups of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky are called constellations
(nakshatras). They are usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and object they
resemble in shape. There are 88 constellations known so far.
Some major constellations are:
5. Ursa Major (Great Bear): It is one of the most well known constellations and the third largest one. It
looks like a big dipper. It is visible in the northern hemisphere. It has groups of seven relatively
bright star.
Ursa Minor (Little Bear): It is ladle shape similar to Ursa Major. It also consists of seven stars. At the
end of the Little Bear’s tail is the pole star. It is the nearest bright star to the north celestial Pole.

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Orion (Hunter): It has seven prominent stars. The three middle stars represent the belt of hunter and four
stars form a quadrilateral.
Cassiopeia: It is a constellation in the northern sky that looks like a distorted letter W or M. It is visible
during the winter in the early hours of night.
Leo: Leo contains several bright stars making it one of the most easily recognisable constellations in the
night sky. It is visible in both Northern and Southern hemispheres.

6. We shall see this change after ten years only because this change which occurred today will reach to
our eyes through space after ten years only.
7. The brightness of the streak of light formed by meteors are extremely less compared to that of the
sun. Thus, meteors are not visible during daytime.
8. The moon does not have its own light. It shines due to the reflected light of the sun. Therefore,
phases are formed. If the moon emits its own light then no shadows will be formed and hence as a
result no phases will be formed.
9. The period of rotation of the moon on its own axis is equal to the period of its revolution around the
earth. So, we always see the same side of moon.
10. If the distance between the Earth and the Sun becomes half, then temperature of Earth will increase
to alarming levels. Water on the Earth will evaporate leaving it dry. Most of the plants will die. Thus,
ultimately ending all the life on the Earth.
11. A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet,
moon or sun is known as heavenly body.
No.
Yes, I have often heard these kinds of things from my grandparents, parents and priest.

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12. (b)
13. (a)
14. (c)
15. (b)
16. (a)
17. (a)
18. (a)
19. (c)
20. (d)
21. (a)
22. (b)
23. (b)
24. (a)
25. (d)
26. (b)
27. (a)
28. (c)
29. Uses of Artificial Satellites:
Remote sensing to collect data about minerals, cities, forests, etc.
Collecting data about atmosphere which can be utilized for weather prediction.
Transmission of signals for telecommunication and television.
30. Earth is the only planet where life is known to exist. According to scientists, earth is at a perfect
distance from the sun and hence it has the right combination of gases, materials and temperature to
support life. A major portion of the earth’s surface is covered with water and hence it appears blue
from the space. Due to this; earth is also called the BLUE PLANET. Earth’s orbital plane is tilted at
23.5° on its equatorial plane. This means that earth's axis is tilted at 66.5° on its orbital plane.
Seasons change on earth because of this tilt.

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