Compared to Earth’s solar system, the universe is inferred to be
(a) Younger and larger
(b) Younger and smaller
(c) Older and larger
(d) Older and smaller
Solar System MCQs
The best evidence that Earth spins on its axis is provided by
(a) Variations in atmospheric density
(b) Apparent shifts in the swing of a Foucault pendulum
(c) Changes in the position of sunspots on the Sun
(d) Eclipses of the Moon
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one
(a) Earth rotation
(b) Earth revolution
(c) Sun rotation
(d) Sun revolution
Nearest part of atmosphere to earth is called:
(a) Starosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Ionosphere
(d) Mesophere
The coldest planet of solar system is:
(a) Venus
(b) Earth
(c) Neptune
(d) Pluto
The first American Astronaut to go into space was:
(a) Allen Shepherd
(b) Neil Armstrong
(c) Walter Schiera
(d) John Glenn
What is Earth mostly made of?
(a) Land
(b) Mountain ranges
(c) Water
(d) Plains
The Earth is closer to the Sun in:
(a) January
(b) July
(c) September
(d) June
The planet with shortest daytime is:
(a) Venus
(b) Earth
(c) Jupiter
(d) Pluto
The brightest planet in the solar system is:
(a) Saturn
(b) Venus
(c) Neptune
(d) Mars