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Everyday Science

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Which of the following is not correct?

  1. The inner most layer of the earth is called crust.

  2. The core of the earth is extremely hot.

  3. Hot lava coming from the Earth's core proves that the earth is very hot.

  4. The mantle is a layer beneath the crust.

  5. The Earth's interior is composed of four layers.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

No, the inner most layer of the earth is called inner core. The Earth's inner core is made up of iron and nickel. It has trapped gases and hot liquids under great pressure. Sometimes these gases burst out and explode outside the crust as volcanoes.

Which of the following is the odd one out?

  1. The Great Bear

  2. Orion

  3. The Solar System

  4. Leo

  5. Scorpius


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Solar System includes sun, planets, stars, and other heavenly bodies. This is an odd option as rest all options are the types of constellation.

I was an Indian woman Astronaut. I travelled on the space shuttle, which never returned to Earth. Who am I?

  1. Sunita Williams

  2. Sunita Chawla

  3. Kalpana Chawla

  4. Valentina Tereshkowa

  5. Laika


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, India. She was the first Indian American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. In 2003, Chawla was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle.

Which of the following is the odd one out?

  1. Jupiter

  2. Uranus

  3. Neptune

  4. Earth

  5. Saturn


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Earth is positioned third from the Sun. This planet appears blue in colour due to presence of water on it. This is the only planet in the solar system which supports life on it, and has all conditions which supports life on it.  This is making it odd from other options.

I am the coldest planet as I am positioned farthest from the sun. I am no longer considered a planet but a platenoid. Who am I?

  1. Uranus

  2. Mercury

  3. Venus

  4. Pluto

  5. Earth


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yes, pluto was the smallest and fartherest planet from the Sun in our solar system, now it is not officially recognized as a planet. Because it is so far away from the sun, it is very cold with temperatures ranging form -235 Degrees Celsius to -210 Degrees Celsius.

How many rotations on its axis will the earth make when it moves around the Sun once?

  1. 1

  2. 24

  3. 28

  4. 365

  5. 12


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Earth takes 365 rotations on its axis when it moves around the Sun once. Earth completes its one revolution around the sun in 365 days, i.e,  a Year. It takes 23 hours, 59 minutes and 4 seconds for the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.

Match the following:

1. Venus A. Red planet
2. Mars B. Earth's neighbor
3. Jupiter C. Greenish blue in colour
4. Uranus D. The gas giant
  1. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - D

  2. 1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - D

  3. 1 - D, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - B

  4. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - D, 4 - C

  5. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is right answer, planet Venus is Earth's neighbor, Mars is called red planet due to presence of iron oxide on its surface. Jupiter is giant gas because it is a giant ball of gas. Uranus is greenish blue in colour, as it gets its blue-green color from methane gas in the atmosphere.

Match the columns.

1. First man on the moon A. Laika
2. First animal in the space B. Valentina Tereshkowa
3. First person to walk in space C. Alexei Leonov
4. First woman in space D. Neil Armstrong
  1. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - B

  2. 1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - D, 4 - B

  3. 1 - D, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - B

  4. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - D, 4 - C

  5. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is a correct answer. Neil Armstrong was the first man who landed on the moon. First animal on moon was Laika. She was a stray dog launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. The first person who walk in space was Alexei Leonov.  He was the first person to conduct a spacewalk on March 18, 1965. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space, she flew Vostok 6 in 1963, spending almost three days in space.

Which of the following statement is correct?

  1. Some planets have life on them.

  2. The Earth moves around the Sun. It s called rotation.

  3. Some planets have natural satellites.

  4. There are 18 major planets in the solar system.

  5. Earth is the nearest planet from the Sun.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, some planets have their own natural satellites. A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet. Like earth has a natural satellite the moon.

Which of the following statement is true?

  1. Sun is the biggest and closest star to the earth in the Universe.

  2. Sun is the closest star to the earth but it is not the biggest star in the Universe.

  3. Sun is the biggest but not the closest star to the earth in the universe.

  4. Sun is neither the biggest nor the closest star to the earth in the universe.

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Although the Sun appear larger than any other star, there are many stars which are much larger. The Sun sppears so large campared to other starts because it is so much closer to us than any  other star. The Sun is an average size star. So this is a right answer.

Which of the following is not correct?

  1. An optical telescope help us to see distant bodies that emit light.

  2. Radio telescopes receive and study energy given out to celestial body.

  3. Ordinary telescopes study the innermost part of the Earth.

  4. Bhaskara is an Indian satellite in space.

  5. The space shuttle is a spacecraft designed for transporting people and cargo to and from orbit around Earth.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

No, the purpose of an ordinary telescope is to make objects that are far away from you appear closer, so you can see them better. Telescopes are used mostly to explore our solar system. So this is the wrong statement.

One night Gaurav saw a star with a tail in the sky. What was it?

  1. Asteroid

  2. Moon

  3. Satellite

  4. Comet

  5. Planet


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Comet is a small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When these Comets come close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail.

Match the following:

1. Sirius A. Lava
2. Milky way B. Shooting star
3. Volcano C.The brightest star in our sky
4. Meteoroid D. Galaxy
  1. 1 - C, 2 - A, 3 - B, 4 - D

  2. 1 - C, 2 - D, 3 - A, 4 - B

  3. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - B

  4. 1 - A, 2 - D, 3 - B, 4 - C

  5. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Sirius is the brightest star in sky in our galaxy. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Volcano erupts lava, which is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and a shooting star is another name for a meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere.

Which of the following statement is not correct?

  1. The Universe consists of countless stars.

  2. Stars do not orbit the Sun.

  3. Nothing can live on Sun due to its intense heat.

  4. Stars are quite close to the Earth.

  5. Stars give off a tremendous amount of energy in the form of light and heat.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

No, stars are very far from the Earth that is why they appear very small in size,  from the earth.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Venus is Earth's twin.

  2. Mars is nearest to the Sun.

  3. Jupiter is the largest planet.

  4. Saturn has many Moons which surround it.

  5. Pluto is now considered as dwarf planet.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mercury is the nearest planet from the Sun, so this is the wrong statement.

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