A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Venus
Neptune and Pluto
Jupiter and Saturn
Correct Answer :
A. Mars and Jupiter
Related Questions
A Light Year measures
A unit of velocity
A unit of distance
A unit of pressure
A unit of time
How much time is taken by the Moon in completing one revolution around the Earth?
27 days
29 days
29.32 days
27.32 days
What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?
1/81
1/18
1/27
1/72
The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre or our galaxy is
25 million yrs
100 million yrs
250 million yrs
500 millionyrs
Which of the following are the Outer Planets?
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune
1 and 2
1, 2and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Which planet is called 'red planet'?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
A system of millions and millions of galaxies are called _____.
Solar System
Universe
Space
Constellation
In which of the following planets, the Great Red Spot has been the special feature?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun
What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?
21,000 km
16,800 km
18,600 km
12,500 km
The difference between day and night increases as one moves
From equator to poles
From poles to equator
From tropics to equator
From plains to mountains
How many degrees north and south are the Tropics?
47 degrees
23.5 degrees
12 degrees
30 degrees
What is the position of the moon called when it la farthest from the earth?
Perigee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Apogee
Polar diameter of the Eearth is.
17214 km
12741 km
12714 km
17124 km
Lunar eclipse means
Direction or path of the Moon
The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
The Earth comes in between the sun and the Moon and the centres of all the three come on the same straight line
The average angle made by a line drawn from the Moon to the Earth
Polar Auroras are called __ in Southern Hemisphere.
Aurora Australis
Quasars
Aurora Borealis
Pulsar
A 'black hole' is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its
Very small size
Very large size
Very high density
Very low density
Oldest object in the Solar System is __.
Titania
Titan
Miranda
Europa
To a space traveller stationed in Moon, during the day time the lunar sky will appear
Blue
White
Black
Crimson Red
The visible surface of the sun is known as
Chromosphere
Sunspots
Sun surface
Photosphere
Which of the following statements are true?
1. Inner Planets are alternatively called Terrestrial Planets.
2. Outer Planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All four Outer Planets are considered as Great Planets.
3. Pluto is also considered as
1, 2 and 4
1 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
meteors
comets
meteorites
asteroids
If the Sun dies It will be transformed Into a
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Quasar
All of the above
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
A leap year consists of
365 days
365 days and 6 months
364 days
366 days
What is siderial day?
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity
Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun
Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
Equatorial circumference of the Earth is
40067 km
50067 km
4067 km
5067 km
What is the direction of rotation of the earth on its axis?
East to West
South to North
North to South
West to East
What is the difference between a lake and a tank?
A lake is small and a tank is big
A lake has flowing water, a tank has still water
A lake is a geographical feature, a tank is not
Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is man-made