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Beyond Earth

The document is a revision worksheet covering various topics related to space, including the Milky Way Galaxy, the search for extraterrestrial life, the Sun's role in sustaining life on Earth, and the behavior of comets. It includes multiple-choice questions and short answer questions about planets, stars, and the Moon. Additionally, it discusses the Moon's craters and Indian space missions aimed at studying the Moon.

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Beyond Earth

The document is a revision worksheet covering various topics related to space, including the Milky Way Galaxy, the search for extraterrestrial life, the Sun's role in sustaining life on Earth, and the behavior of comets. It includes multiple-choice questions and short answer questions about planets, stars, and the Moon. Additionally, it discusses the Moon's craters and Indian space missions aimed at studying the Moon.

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BEYOND EARTH

REVISION WORKSHEET
Question 1.​
What is the name of our home galaxy?​
Answer:​
The Milky Way Galaxy (Akasha Ganga)

Question 2.​
What is the search for life in the universe primarily focused on?​
Answer:​
The search for life is primarily focused on exoplanets, which are planets discovered
revolving around other stars in our galaxy.

Question 3.
Have scientists found any evidence of life elsewhere in the universe so far?
Answer:
No, scientists have not found any evidence of life elsewhere in the universe yet.
Q4. Why is the Sun appears the brightest object in the sky?
Answer:
The sun appears brighter than other stars in the sky because it’s the closest star to Earth. It is
an extremely hot spherical ball of gases that emits a huge amount of energy. This energy makes
it glow brightly and shine brightly in our sky.
Q5. How does the Sun contribute to sustaining life on Earth?
Answer:
The Sun contributes to sustaining life on Earth by providing essential heat and light. This energy
helps maintain a temperature suitable for life, supports plant growth, which produces food and
oxygen and drives the climate, seasons, weather, water cycle and winds.
Q6. Discuss the formation of a comet’s tail and the behavior of comets as they approach and
move away from the Sun.
Answer:
Formation of the tail: When a comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes the frozen materials
in the comet (including ice, dust and gases) to evaporate. This process forms a glowing tail that
extends away from the Sun due to the solar wind and radiation pressure.
MCQ
Q. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a) Earth
b) Saturn
c) Jupiter
d) Uranus

Q. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a planet?


a) It orbits the Sun
b) It is a large, rocky body
c) It has a ring system
d) It is a star
Q. The moon moves around the earth in about days.
(a) 21
(b) 23
(c) 27
(d) None of the above
Q .The term ‘blue planet’ indicate presence of
(a) land
(b) water
(c) oxygen
(d) all of these
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Q. Which is brighter star, the pole star or sirius?


Q. you can see stars fading away at dawn and appearing at dusk.
Q. A portion of night sky with stars is shown in Fig. Look carefully and identify the groups of
stars that form the patterns-the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. Draw lines to connect the stars
for these patterns and label them. Also, identify and label the Pole Star.

Q. case based question


Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth.Craters is a significant feature of the Moon’s
surface that results from impacts of asteroids.it remains for long as there is no atmosphere. Fig
representing the images of The Moon ,(a) Image taken by Cartosat, ISRO.(b) Close-up image
by cameras onboard Chandrayaan-3, ISRO.Observe the following diagram. And answer the
questions
1.​ How long does it take for the Moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
2.​ What is a significant feature of the Moon’s surface that results from impacts of asteroids?
3.​ Why do features like craters remain on the Moon’s surface for a long time?
4.​ Which Indian space missions have been launched to study the Moon?

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