Online Test — Earth, Sun & Moon
10 Questions • 12 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 10
medium
The Sun looks small to us because it is…
Really tiny
Very far away
Hidden
Made of glass
Explanation: The Sun is huge but looks small due to its great distance.
Question 2 of 10
easy
The changing shapes of the Moon are called its…
Songs
Colours
Phases
Names
Explanation: The Moon's changing shapes are its phases.
Question 3 of 10
hard
Why is the Earth called the 'blue planet'?
It is cold
Lots of water makes it look blue
It has blue rocks
The Sun is blue
Explanation: Its oceans give Earth a blue look from space.
Question 4 of 10
medium
The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called…
Revolution
Rotation
Reflection
Migration
Explanation: Spinning on its axis is rotation.
Question 5 of 10
medium
Plants need the Sun's light to…
Make their food
Sleep
Fly
Hide
Explanation: Plants use sunlight to make food.
Question 6 of 10
hard
The movement of the Earth around the Sun, taking about a year, is called…
Revolution
Rotation
Reflection
Hibernation
Explanation: Earth's year-long trip around the Sun is revolution.
Question 7 of 10
easy
The side of Earth facing the Sun has…
Winter
Night
Day
Rain
Explanation: The side facing the Sun is in daylight.
Question 8 of 10
easy
The shape of the Earth is like a…
Round ball (sphere)
Flat plate
Square box
Triangle
Explanation: The Earth is shaped like a round ball.
Question 9 of 10
medium
When we cannot see the Moon at all, it is a…
New Moon
Full Moon
Half Moon
Blue Moon
Explanation: When the lit side faces away, it is a new Moon.
Question 10 of 10
easy
How many planets move around the Sun?
Eight
Two
Twenty
One
Explanation: There are eight planets in our Solar System.