40 Questions
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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