CBSE Geography Class 6
Earth in the Solar System
Earth in the Solar System - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
Very Short Q&A:
Q1: Why we are unable to see the moon and other stars during the day?
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The bright light of the sun does not allow us to see them
Q2: What is the another name for the Milky Way galaxy?
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Q3: Why Milky Way galaxy is named as Akash Ganga also?
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Milky Way is also known as Akash Ganga because in ancient India, it was considered as a river of light flowing in the sky.
Q4: Name a constellation.
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Q5: Name the celestial body nearest to earth.
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Q6: Name the factor which makes life on earth difficult-
- It has water and air
- It is neither too hot nor too cold
- It has life-supporting gases such as oxygen
- Harmful Sun rays
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Q7: How many days does the moon takes to complete one spin?
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Q8: The shape of Earth’s is _________.
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Q9: Name The planets with rings around them
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Jupiter Saturn and Uranus
Q10: We are a part of the Milky Way galaxy. True/False
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Q11: Give an example of a satellite.
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Q12: Name the celestial bodies that are made up of gases and emit their own heat and light.
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Q13: What is the another name for the Pole Star?
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Q14: The Pole Star always indicates the _________ direction therefore it is called north star.
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Q15: Name the celestial bodies that do not have their own light and are lit by the light of stars and revolve around the stars.
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Q16: What are planetoids?
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the larger Asteroids are called planetoids.
Q17: For how many times in a month Full moon is visible?
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Q18: What are Constellations?
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Various patterns formed by different group of stars
Q19: Name the star nearest to the earth.
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Q20: Why moon is called a satellite?
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It revolves around planet earth.
Q21: The planet that takes minimum days to revolve around the sun is _________.
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Q22: The inner planets are demarcated from the outer planets by ________ belts.
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Q23: Name the outer planet from the following
- Venus
- Jupiter
- Earth
- Mars
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Q24: Name an inner planet
- Jupiter.
- Saturn.
- Uranus.
- Mercury.
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Q25: Name the planet which is called terrestrial planets and is made up of rocks and metals.
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Q26: Ursa Major is a___________.
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Q27: Sapta Rishi is also known as small bear. True/False
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Q28: Name the instrument used to see the celestial bodies.
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Q29: On new moon night, we can see _____ moon.
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Q30: Name the common name that can be given to the various planets, stars, asteroids etc.
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Q31: Name the planet with maximum number of moons.
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Q32: Name the life supporting gas in the air on the earth.
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Q33: Uranus has about _____ moons.
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Q34: How many days does Mercury takes to complete one round along its orbit?
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Q35: Name the celestial body known as the natural satellite of the Earth.
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Q36: Name the materials by which the rings around Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are made up of?
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Q37: A famous astronomer of ancient India was
- Aryabhatta.
- Copernicus.
- Galileo.
- Ptolemy
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Q38: When the meteor falls on the earth, they create_________.
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Q39: Name some of the Indian satellites in space.
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INSAT, Aryabhatta, IRS, EDUSAT, etc.
Q40: Name the inner planets and the biggest planet.
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Inner planets: Venus, Mercury, Earth and Mars.
Biggest planet: Jupiter.
