The Universe Quiz-2by StudyHUBAugust 5, 2025August 5, 2025 1 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 The Universe Quiz-2 Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following? Revolution of Earth Rotation of Earth Rotation of Moon Revolution of Moon Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in: elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head The 'Solar Corona' mainly consists of: cosmic rays molten lava gases ice The Saturn rings were discovered by: Copernicus Newton Galileo none of these If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be: orange blue yellow black Match the following: A. Ursa Major 1. Star B. Sirius 2. Constellation C. Milky Way 3. Satellite D. Titan 4. Galaxy A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly: because earth rotates about its axis because earth revolves round the sun because of optical illusion because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from:READ ALSO The Universe Quiz-1 their composition their effect on the lives of man the shape of their orbits the shape and length of their tails The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is: 1 sec 1.3 sec 2 sec 2.3 sec Which of the following celestial bodies bear, 'The Sea of Tranquility' and 'The Ocean of Storms'? Mars Venus Moon Sun The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is: 4.9 x 10^11 m 95 x 10^15 m 4.3 light years 4.2 light years The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by: their great size and spherical shape the rotation and density gravitation and centrifugal force rotation of the sun on its axis Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect? They are meteors They are the debris which got separated from a comet They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere They are a kind of a star The term 'meteor' is applied to an interplanetary body: after it enters the atmosphere of the earth after it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire after it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air before it enters the earth's atmosphere Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are:READ ALSO The Earth Quiz signs of Roman gods imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets a group of stars none of these Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits? Galileo Galilei Nicholas Copernicus Johannes Kepler Isaac Newton The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because: Moon and the Earth have gravitational force Moon cannot change its position the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around the Earth is almost the same the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth Match the following: A. Waxing and waning of moon B. The coning dark shadow C. The zone of faint shadow D. A hollow sphere of infinite radius at the centre of which our earth lies1. Umbra Zone 2. Penumbra Zone 3. Celestial sphere 4. Phases of the moon A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to:READ ALSO The Universe Quiz-3 vertical motion of these heavenly bodies motions of the earth atmospheric refraction these are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface Super Nova is: an asteroid a black hole a comet a dying star The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called: Parsec Astronomical year Cosmic year Light year The Milky way extends through a distance of: 1 light year 8 light years 10^5 light years 10^10 light years The light coming from stars gives the idea of their: size rotational speed mass temperature The sunspots cause: aurora borealis and aurora australis magnetic storms on the surface of the sun polar auroras all of these 'Parsec' is the unit of measurement of: density of stars astronomical distance brightness of heavenly bodies orbital velocity of giant stars Your score isThe average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.