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1. 1.

   Choose and write the correct answer(MCQs):

   1. The stars appear to move from ___________:
      1. east to west
      2. west to east
      3. north to south
      4. south to north
   2. Pole star is situated in a the ____________ direction:
      1. east
      2. west
      3. north
      4. south
   3. There are _____________ main types of galaxies:
      1. five
      2. four
      3. three
      4. two
   4. Light from the sun takes ____________ minutes to reach the Earth:
      1. 6.2
      2. 7.4
      3. 8.0
      4. 8.3
   5. All the facto necessary for life exist only on __________ planet:
      1. Mercury
      2. Venus 
      3. Earth 
      4. Jupiter
   6. ___________ is the largest planet:
      1. Earth 
      2. Jupiter 
      3. Saturn
      4. Uranus
   7. ___________ is also called a shooting star.
      1. asteroid
      2. meteor
      3. planet
      4. comet
   8. The brightest planet in the sky is ___________.
      1. Venus
      2. Mercury
      3. Mars
      4. Jupiter 
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. All heavenly bodies are called ___________ bodies.
   2. The stars occur in huge clusters called __________.
   3. The last star in the handle of the little dipper is the _________.
   4. The sun is a huge ball of ___________ and _____________ gases.
   5. ____________ is the closest planet to the sun.
   6. Natural satellite of Earth is ___________.
   7. Mars is known as the _________ planet.
   8. ____________ is the last planet from the sun.
3. 3.

   Match the column A with column B:

   A	B
   1. A planet closest to the sun	a. Galaxy
   2. A planet farthest from the sun	b. Mars
   3. A cluster of billions of stars	c. Neptune
   4. Prominent ring system	d. Mercury
   5. Ursa major	e. Saturn
   6. A reddish coloured planet	f. The Big Dipper

    

4. 4.

   What do you mean by a light year?
5. 5.

   What are constellations?
6. 6.

   What is the difference between ursa major and ursa minor stars arranged?