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Stars and the Solar System — Class 8 CBSE Science MCQs with Solutions
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Sample questions with solutions
Q1 — easy
The nearest star to the Earth is the:
A. Moon
B. Sun ✓ Correct
C. Pole Star
D. Sirius
Solution: The Sun is our nearest star.
Q2 — easy
How many planets are there in our solar system?
A. 7
B. 8 ✓ Correct
C. 9
D. 10
Solution: There are eight planets.
Q3 — easy
The planet nearest to the Sun is:
A. Venus
B. Mercury ✓ Correct
C. Earth
D. Mars
Solution: Mercury is closest to the Sun.
Q4 — easy
The largest planet in the solar system is:
A. Saturn
B. Jupiter ✓ Correct
C. Neptune
D. Earth
Solution: Jupiter is the largest planet.
Q5 — hard
A light year is a unit of:
A. time
B. distance ✓ Correct
C. speed
D. brightness
Solution: It is the distance light travels in one year.
Q6 — hard
Why do stars appear to twinkle but planets do not?
A. Stars are hotter
B. Stars are point sources and their light is disturbed by the atmosphere ✓ Correct
C. Planets emit light
D. Stars are closer
Solution: Atmospheric refraction affects point-like sources more.
Q7 — hard
Which planet is known for its prominent rings?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn ✓ Correct
C. Mars
D. Mercury
Solution: Saturn has the brightest ring system.
Q8 — hard
Artificial satellites are useful for all of these EXCEPT:
A. weather forecasting
B. communication
C. remote sensing
D. producing oxygen ✓ Correct
Solution: Satellites do not produce oxygen.
Q9 — medium
The planet known as the Red Planet is:
A. Venus
B. Mars ✓ Correct
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury
Solution: Iron oxide gives Mars its red colour.
Q10 — medium
Which star appears stationary in the northern sky?
A. Sirius
B. Pole Star ✓ Correct
C. Alpha Centauri
D. Betelgeuse
Solution: The Pole Star lies above the Earth's axis.
Q11 — medium
Objects revolving around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are:
A. comets
B. asteroids ✓ Correct
C. meteors
D. satellites
Solution: The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.
Q12 — medium
A shooting star is actually a:
A. star falling
B. meteor burning in the atmosphere ✓ Correct
C. comet
D. planet
Solution: It is a meteor burning up due to friction.