Class 6 Science Chapter 12: Beyond Earth
Q1. What is the Earth?
(a) A star
(b) A planet
(c) A satellite
(d) A comet
Answer: (b) A planet
Q2. What is the Sun?
(a) A planet
(b) A natural satellite
(c) A star
(d) An asteroid
Answer: (c) A star
Q3. Why does the Sun appear brighter and larger than other stars?
(a) It is the closest star to Earth
(b) It is the largest object in the universe
(c) It is a planet
(d) It produces reflected light only
Answer: (a) It is the closest star to Earth
Q4. Which celestial body revolves around the Earth?
(a) Moon
(b) Sun
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter
Answer: (a) Moon
Q5. What is the Moon?
(a) A star
(b) A natural satellite of Earth
(c) A planet
(d) An asteroid
Answer: (b) A natural satellite of Earth
Q6. Why does the Moon appear to shine?
(a) It produces its own light
(b) It reflects sunlight
(c) It is made of glowing material
(d) It receives light from stars only
Answer: (b) It reflects sunlight
Q7. What are celestial objects?
(a) Objects found only on Earth’s surface
(b) Natural objects present in space
(c) Objects made only by humans
(d) Objects found only in oceans
Answer: (b) Natural objects present in space
Q8. Which of the following is a celestial object?
(a) Star
(b) Chair
(c) Book
(d) Table
Answer: (a) Star
Q9. What is a constellation?
(a) A group of stars appearing to form a recognisable pattern in the sky
(b) A single planet
(c) A group of planets
(d) A natural satellite
Answer: (a) A group of stars appearing to form a recognisable pattern in the sky
Q10. Which of the following is a well-known constellation?
(a) Saptarishi
(b) Earth
(c) Moon
(d) Venus
Answer: (a) Saptarishi
Q11. Why do stars appear to move across the sky during the night?
(a) Earth rotates on its axis
(b) Stars move around Earth every night
(c) The Moon pushes the stars
(d) The Sun pulls the stars across the sky
Answer: (a) Earth rotates on its axis
Q12. In which direction do stars appear to rise?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North only
(d) South only
Answer: (a) East
Q13. In which direction do stars appear to set?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Answer: (b) West
Q14. What is a planet?
(a) A celestial body that revolves around a star
(b) A star that produces its own light
(c) A natural satellite of a planet
(d) A group of stars
Answer: (a) A celestial body that revolves around a star
Q15. Which of the following is a planet of the Solar System?
(a) Mars
(b) Moon
(c) Sun
(d) Pole Star
Answer: (a) Mars
Q16. What is the Solar System?
(a) The Sun and the celestial objects that revolve around it
(b) Only the eight planets
(c) Only the Sun and Moon
(d) All stars in the universe
Answer: (a) The Sun and the celestial objects that revolve around it
Q17. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Mars
Answer: (a) Mercury
Q18. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
(a) Venus
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Answer: (b) Mars
Q19. Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Neptune
Answer: (c) Jupiter
Q20. Which planet is famous for its prominent rings?
(a) Mercury
(b) Earth
(c) Saturn
(d) Mars
Answer: (c) Saturn
Q21. What is an asteroid?
(a) A small rocky body that revolves around the Sun
(b) A natural satellite of Earth
(c) A star that produces light
(d) A cloud in Earth’s atmosphere
Answer: (a) A small rocky body that revolves around the Sun
Q22. Where is the main asteroid belt located?
(a) Between Mars and Jupiter
(b) Between Earth and Mars
(c) Between Mercury and Venus
(d) Beyond Neptune only
Answer: (a) Between Mars and Jupiter
Q23. What is a comet?
(a) A celestial body that generally shows a glowing head and tail when it comes close to the Sun
(b) A planet with rings
(c) A group of stars
(d) A natural satellite
Answer: (a) A celestial body that generally shows a glowing head and tail when it comes close to the Sun
Q24. Which device is used by astronomers to observe distant celestial objects?
(a) Telescope
(b) Thermometer
(c) Microscope
(d) Barometer
Answer: (a) Telescope
Q25. What is the main purpose of studying objects beyond Earth?
(a) To understand the Solar System, stars and the wider universe
(b) To prove that Earth is the only celestial object
(c) To study only weather on Earth
(d) To replace observations with guessing
Answer: (a) To understand the Solar System, stars and the wider universe
