Earth in the solar system

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What is the term for a huge system of stars?

Galaxy

Which celestial body is the closest to Earth?

The Moon

What is the third nearest planet to the Sun?

Venus

Which of the following is true about planets?

They orbit around stars.

In a human solar system activity, what would represent the Sun?

Central position in the hall

What term describes the activity of holding hands and running for world peace?

Human chain

What is the Hindi term for the Sun?

Chandrama

During a vacation visit to a planetarium, what would you most likely see?

Star maps and projections

What term describes a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern?

Constellation

What is the name of the activity where children draw circles on the ground using a rope and chalk?

Compass drawing

Asteroids are found between the orbits of Earth and Jupiter.

False

Meteoroids are small pieces of rocks that revolve around the moon.

False

The Milky Way galaxy is a cluster of stars within our solar system.

False

The universe comprises only one galaxy with billions of stars.

False

The term 'Akash Ganga' was created in ancient India to refer to the Milky Way galaxy.

True

Scientists believe that asteroids are fragments of a planet that exploded long ago.

True

When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere, they cause a great drop in temperature.

False

The Earth creates a path across the sky that appears white and glowing on starry nights.

False

Telescopes are often used to observe stars and planets in the night sky.

True

Astronomers use telescopes to observe constellations in close proximity to Earth.

False

A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern is called a ______

constellation

In ancient India, the Milky Way galaxy was imagined as a river of light flowing in the sky and named ______

Akash Ganga

Scientists believe that asteroids are parts of a planet which ______ many years back

exploded

The small pieces of rocks that move around the sun are called ______

meteoroids

A huge system of billions of stars, and clouds of dust and gases, is known as a ______

galaxy

The band of stars that make up a broad white glowing path across the sky on a clear night is the ______ Way galaxy

Milky

The Universe comprises millions of ______ that make up the vast expanse

galaxies

Asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and ______

Jupiter

When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere, they create a flash of ______

light

Telescopes are often used to observe celestial ______ in the night sky

bodies

What is the term for a white glowing path across the sky at night which is a huge system of billions of stars, dust, and gases?

Milky Way galaxy

What are the tiny bodies that move around the sun, found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

Asteroids

When small rocks that move around the sun come near the Earth and burn up due to friction, what are they called?

Meteoroids

What is the term for a group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the night sky?

Constellation

What are the astronomers believed to be parts of a planet that exploded many years ago?

Asteroids

What is the term for the tiny fragments of rocks that at times fall on Earth after getting heated and burning up in the atmosphere?

Meteors

What is the activity of observing celestial bodies in the night sky using telescopic instruments?

Astronomy

What type of celestial body is our solar system a part of?

Galaxy

What do we refer to as a vast system of billions of stars, planets, and other astronomical objects?

Universe

What term is used for objects that revolve around the sun and are smaller than planets?

Asteroids

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