A) New moon done clear
B) Crescent done clear
C) Half-moon done clear
D) Gibbous done clear
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question_answer3) An eclipse occurs because
| (i) Light travels in straight lines. |
| (ii) the earth revolves around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth |
| (iii) The earth rotates on its axis. |
| (iv) The moon reflects sunlight. |
A) Only (ii) done clear
B) Only (i) and (ii) done clear
C) Only (ii) and (iv) done clear
D) Only (i), (iii) and (iv) done clear
View Solution play_arrowA) The earth done clear
B) The sun's shadow done clear
C) The moon's shadow done clear
D) The earth's shadow done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer5) What is the phase of the moon during which an eclipse of the moon occurs?
A) New moon done clear
B) Full moon done clear
C) Crescent done clear
D) Quarter done clear
View Solution play_arrowA) Lunar done clear
B) Eclipse done clear
C) Solar eclipse done clear
D) Total eclipse of the sun done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer7) The natural satellite of the earth is
A) The sun. done clear
B) The moon. done clear
C) Meteor. done clear
D) Asteroid. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer8) The first Indian to go to moon is
A) Kalpana Chawla. done clear
B) J Norway. done clear
C) Rakish Sharma. done clear
D) Anil Sharma. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer9) Which of the statements is/are correct?
A) The moon has its own light. done clear
B) The moon reflects the light of the sun. done clear
C) The Moon reflects the light of the earth. done clear
D) All the above done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer10) The person who goes into space is called a/an
A) astronaut. done clear
B) Geologist. done clear
C) Scientist. done clear
D) Architect. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer11) Which of the following is a necessary condition for a lunar eclipse to occur?
A) The moon must be full. done clear
B) The moon must be waxing. done clear
C) It must be the beginning of the month. done clear
D) It must be winter in the Northern Hemisphere. done clear
View Solution play_arrowA) Revolution of the moon around the earth done clear
B) Rotation of the moon done clear
C) Revolution of the moon around the sun done clear
D) Both (a) and (c) done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer13) What is taking place when the moon blocks the sun?
A) Lunar eclipse done clear
B) Solar eclipse done clear
C) Halo formation done clear
D) All of these done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer14) What are the areas where satellites can be used?
| (i) weather forecasts |
| (ii) telecommunications |
| (iii) data processing |
A) Only (i) and (ii) done clear
B) only (i) and (iii) done clear
C) Only (ii) and (iii) done clear
D) (i), (ii) and (iii) done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer15) Identify the given figure. 
A) A lever done clear
B) A screw done clear
C) A satellite done clear
D) A pulley done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer16) When is a shadow formed?
A) When light is blocked by an object. done clear
B) When light is passed through a glass pane. done clear
C) When light is allowed to pass through a piece of transparent paper. done clear
D) When light is passed through a magnifying glass. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer17) Name the first man-made satellite.
A) Apple done clear
B) Google done clear
C) Sputnik-I done clear
D) Aryabhatta done clear
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A) The formation of the gravitational field done clear
B) The formation of four seasons done clear
C) The formation of day and night done clear
D) The formation of solar eclipse done clear
View Solution play_arrowA) The earth done clear
B) An Owl done clear
C) The moon done clear
D) The Sun done clear
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question_answer22) The moon has no light of its own, yet it shines at night because
A) It reflects the light from the earth. done clear
B) It absorbs the light from the sun. done clear
C) It reflects the light from the sun. done clear
D) It reflects light only on a full moon day. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer23) Match the following in column-I with those in column-II correctly.
| Column-I | Column II | ||
| P | Gibbous and crescent | (i) | The moon |
| q | Sun in shadow | (ii) | The sun |
| R | Center | (iii) | Solar eclipse |
A) p-i, q-iii, r-ii done clear
B) p-i, q-ii, r-iii done clear
C) p-iii, q-ii, r-i done clear
D) p-ii, q-i, r-iii done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer24) Which is our nearest neighbor in space?
A) The sun done clear
B) A pole star done clear
C) The moon done clear
D) Jupiter done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer25) Large round holes found on the moon's surface are called
A) Bubbles. done clear
B) Meteorites. done clear
C) Craters. done clear
D) Planets. done clear
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question_answer27) Which of the following statements is true about the moon?
A) The moon is a planet. done clear
B) The moon moves around the sun. done clear
C) The moon gives off its own light. done clear
D) The moon is nearer to the earth than to the sun done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer28) A total or partial darkening of a heavenly body is called
A) An eclipse. done clear
B) Waning done clear
C) Waxing done clear
D) dwarfing done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer29) Why cannot we see the moon during the day?
A) the moon is too far from the earth done clear
B) The moon is behind the sun. done clear
C) The sun is too bright during the day and the reflected moon light cannot be seen done clear
D) The moon does not produce light during the day. done clear
View Solution play_arrowA) Bioscope done clear
B) microscope done clear
C) Telescope done clear
D) stethoscope done clear
View Solution play_arrow| Column I | Column II | ||
| (p) | The first man to into space. | (i) | Neil Armstrong |
| (q) | The first Indian woman to go into space. | (ii) | Rakesh sharma |
| (r) | The first man to set foot on moon | (iii) | Kalpana Chawla |
| (s) | The first Indian to go into space. | (iv) | Yuri Gagarin |
A)
| P | Q | R | S |
| IV | III | I | II |
B)
| P | Q | R | S |
| I | II | III | IV |
C)
| P | Q | R | S |
| III | I | II | IV |
D)
| P | Q | R | S |
| II | IV | III | I |
question_answer32) Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon?
A) Yuri Gagarin done clear
B) Rakesh sarma done clear
C) Buzz alien done clear
D) Neil Armstrong done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer33) Which of these is the next phase of the moon? 
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question_answer34) The changing of the shape of the moon is called a/an
A) Eclipse. done clear
B) Shadow. done clear
C) Phase. done clear
D) Reduction. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer35) Artificial satellites are used for
| (i) Communication and navigation. |
| (ii) Monitoring the weather. |
| (iii) Carrying telescopes |
A) Only I and II done clear
B) only I and III done clear
C) Only II and III done clear
D) I, II and III done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer36) Communication satellites can be used to send signals for
| (i) Telephone |
| (ii) Weather forecasting. |
| (iii) Radio and TV programmers. |
A) Only I and II done clear
B) Only I and III done clear
C) Only II and III done clear
D) I, II and III done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer37) Moons are natural satellites, which
A) Orbit around the sun. done clear
B) Orbit around other planets. done clear
C) Are natural object that orbit around a planet in the universe. done clear
D) Are natural objects in the universe. done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer38) What is a moon?
A) a natural satellite that orbit around the sun done clear
B) a star that orbits around a planet done clear
C) an artificial satellite that orbits around the earth done clear
D) an artificial satellite that orbits around the sun done clear
View Solution play_arrowquestion_answer39) the total eclipse of the sun by the moon can only occur when the moon is
A) At the first quarter. done clear
B) Full. done clear
C) At the third quarter. done clear
D) New. done clear
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What is the phase of the moon at this time? 
What is the black round object in the above diagram? 
What is the eclipse taking place? 
Which phenomenon is being experimented? 
